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Overstate Overstatement Overstating Makes Important Case ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt Verb

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/o͟ʊvə(r)ste͟ɪt/
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[VERB 动词]夸大;对…言过其实 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.
  [V n]
  • The authors no doubt overstated their case with a view to catching the public's attention...

    这些作者无疑夸大了实情以吸引公众的注意力。

  • The importance of health education cannot be overstated.

    健康教育的重要性再怎么说都不为过。


Oxford over·state / ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt / verb overstatesth to say sth in a way that makes it seem more important than it really is 夸大;夸张;言过其实 SYN
exaggerate
He tends to overstate his casewhen talking politics. 他一谈政治便流于夸夸其谈。 The seriousness of the crime cannot be overstated. 这一罪行的严重性怎么说也不为过。 OPP
understate
over·state·ment overstatement overstatements / ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt ; NAmE ˈoʊvərsteɪtmənt / noun [countable ,  uncountable ] It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent. 说危机当头绝非危言耸听。 overstate overstates overstated overstating
over·state / ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt / over·state·ment / ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt ; NAmE ˈoʊvərsteɪtmənt /
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overstateo‧ver‧state /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive]
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to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is SYN  exaggerate OPP  understate:  To say that all motorists speed in residential areas is overstating the case. The importance of a child’s early years cannot be overstated (=is very important).overstatement noun [countable, uncountable]:  It’s an overstatement to say that the man’s a fool.
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overstate

[ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt]overstated, overstating, overstates

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VERB14761
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overstating[196]
夸张(79%),夸大的叙述(21%)
vt.夸张;夸大的叙述

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