overstate
英 [ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt]
美 [ˌoʊ.vɚˈsteɪt]
1. over- "beyond, above normal, above the fact" + state "叙述、讲述".
overstate 夸大over-,超过,过度,state,陈述,描述。即过度描述,夸大其辞。
- 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.
- 1. He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
- 他一谈政治便流于夸夸其谈。
- 2. Don't overstate your case.
- 不要把你的情况夸大了.
- 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.
- 4. It is possible to overstate the benefits of stabilization.
- 稳定性带来的好处有可能被夸大.
- 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.