oversell /ˌəʊvəˈsɛl/ ( overselling, oversold, oversells )

• 1. 

  V-T If you say that something or someone is oversold, you mean that people say they are better or more useful than they really are. 过分吹嘘

  例：

  The idea of being in a couple is certainly oversold.

  配成一对的想法确实被过分吹嘘了。