网络释义英英释义
overstate [ ,əuvə'steit ]
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v.
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
同义词： exaggerate overdraw hyperbolize hyerbolise magnify amplify
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
overstate /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ CET6 TEM8 ( overstating, overstated, overstates )
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V-T If you say that someone is overstating something, you mean they are describing it in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is. 夸大
例：The authors no doubt overstated their case with a view to catching the public's attention.
作者们毫无疑问地夸大了他们的情形以吸引公众的注意力。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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The headline was not overstating (夸大) the popularity of Dickens.
标题没有夸大狄更斯的受欢迎程度。
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But I do think that the recording industry is vastly overstating those losses and misleading the public.
但我也确信，唱片业在极度夸张着这些损失并以此误导大众。
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He blames the publisher also for overstating both Miss Atkins's wartime role and his friendship with her.
他也责备出版商夸大了Atkins女士在战时发挥的作用以及同他之间的友谊。
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Some critics have accused the administration of overstating the dangers of swine flu and unnecessarily alarming the public.
VOA: standard.2009.05.03
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What's happening right now in the United States - is that the economy is collapsing- maybe that's overstating it.
现如今在美国发生的是,经济正在崩溃-,也许这是夸大这件事。
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Well, he's a good friend of mine, but I think he may be overstating it a little bit; we have some disagreements.
当然他是我一个很好的朋友,但我觉得他在这一点上有点言过其实,我们在这点上意见不合
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