橘子朗文词典

overstate

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt]
  • 美式音标 [ˌoʊ.vɚˈsteɪt]
  • 国际音标 [,əuvə'steit]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • v.夸大的叙述；夸张

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    overstated：夸张的；过高的。
  • n性质的同根词
    overstatement：大话，夸大的叙述。
  • v性质的同根词
    overstated：夸大；夸张；过分强调（overstate的过去分词）。

英汉例句

  • He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
    他一谈政治便流于夸夸其谈。
  • Don't overstate your case.
    不要把你的情况夸大了.
  • 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.
  • He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
    他一谈政治便流于夸夸其谈。
  • Don't overstate your case.
    不要把你的情况夸大了.

词组短语

    短语

  • to overstate 夸张;多报
  • overstate e 夸张;言过其实;夸大的
  • exaggerate overstate 原指言语浮夸
  • overstate earnings 高报盈余
  • Do not overstate 不要言过其实

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to describe or explain something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • 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.