overstate

【发音】

美 /,ovɚ'stet/ 英 /əʊvə'steɪt/

【翻译】

1. v.夸张，夸大

   英释:to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is

【例句】

1. 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。

2. 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。

【同、近义词】

1. vt.夸张；夸大的叙述

   put it on/pile it on/

【同根词】

1. adj

   overstated : 夸张的；过高的

2. n

   overstatement : 大话，夸大的叙述

3. v

   overstated : 夸大；夸张；过分强调（overstate的过去分词）