overstate

Word family noun statement understatement ≠ overstatement adjective understated ≠ overstated verb state understate ≠ overstate

o·ver·state /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitiveT]

EXAGGERATEto talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is 把…讲得过分；夸大，夸张 SYN exaggerate OPP understate

To say that all motorists speed in residential areas is overstating the case.

说所有驾驶员都在住宅区内超速行驶是言过其实了。

The importance of a child’s early years cannot be overstated (=is very important).

儿童幼年期的重要性怎么强调也不为过。

—overstatement noun [countableC, uncountableU]

It’s an overstatement to say that the man’s a fool.

说那男人是傻瓜有点过分。

Examples from the Corpus

overstate• The need for occasional supervision at least when working with the dying can not be overstated.• The significance of this decline can not be overstated.• The company says that the dangers of driving while using cell phones have been overstated.• The importance to historians of encoding standards that will facilitate data exchange can not be overstated.• She backs up her description of the deteriorating work environment with solid research, though she sometimes overstates her case.• It would be difficult to overstate how important a figure this Baltimore newspaperman was in the world of wine.• For a man so understated personally, he is suprisingly overstated professionally.• And yet, I overstated the barber's deference and this made me misunderstand, crucially, Waugh's novel.• First, the agency may seek to expand a given government programme by systematically overstating the benefits or understating the costs.• Opponents say Nader is overstating the gravity of the problem.• Politicians typically overstate their case in order to get their point across.

overstating the case• Crediting Gene Kelly with teaching the movies how to dance may be overstating the case.• However, Eddy's initial claims quickly turned out to be overstating the case.

词汇	overstate
释义	overstate Word family noun statement understatement ≠ overstatement adjective understated ≠ overstated verb state understate ≠ overstate o·ver·state /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitiveT] EXAGGERATEto talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is 把…讲得过分；夸大，夸张 SYN exaggerate OPP understate To say that all motorists speed in residential areas is overstating the case. 说所有驾驶员都在住宅区内超速行驶是言过其实了。 The importance of a child’s early years cannot be overstated (=is very important). 儿童幼年期的重要性怎么强调也不为过。 —overstatement noun [countableC, uncountableU] It’s an overstatement to say that the man’s a fool. 说那男人是傻瓜有点过分。 Examples from the Corpus overstate• The need for occasional supervision at least when working with the dying can not be overstated.• The significance of this decline can not be overstated.• The company says that the dangers of driving while using cell phones have been overstated.• The importance to historians of encoding standards that will facilitate data exchange can not be overstated.• She backs up her description of the deteriorating work environment with solid research, though she sometimes overstates her case.• It would be difficult to overstate how important a figure this Baltimore newspaperman was in the world of wine.• For a man so understated personally, he is suprisingly overstated professionally.• And yet, I overstated the barber's deference and this made me misunderstand, crucially, Waugh's novel.• First, the agency may seek to expand a given government programme by systematically overstating the benefits or understating the costs.• Opponents say Nader is overstating the gravity of the problem.• Politicians typically overstate their case in order to get their point across. overstating the case• Crediting Gene Kelly with teaching the movies how to dance may be overstating the case.• However, Eddy's initial claims quickly turned out to be overstating the case.
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