overstate
英 [əʊvə'steɪt]
美[,ovɚ'stet]
- vt. 夸张；夸大的叙述
词态变化
第三人称单数: overstates;过去式: overstated;过去分词: overstated;现在分词: overstating;名词: overstatement;
助记提示
1. over- "beyond, above normal, above the fact" + state "叙述、讲述".
中文词源
overstate 夸大
over-,超过，过度，state,陈述，描述。即过度描述，夸大其辞。
英文词源
- overstate (v.)
- 1630s, "assume too much grandeur;" see over- + state (n.1). Meaning "state too strongly" is attested from 1798, from state (v.). Related: Overstated, overstating.
双语例句
- 1. He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
- 他一谈政治便流于夸夸其谈。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Don't overstate your case.
- 不要把你的情况夸大了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. It is hard to overstate the magnitude of the turnaround.
- 其转机的幅度之大,不论怎样形容也不算过分.
来自辞典例句
- 4. It is possible to overstate the benefits of stabilization.
- 稳定性带来的好处有可能被夸大.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Some visitors to China and, say free - speech advocates overstate the censors'power.
- 一些去过中国的人(还有许多中国人)表示, 言论自由的倡导人夸大了审查机构的权力.
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