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overstate

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vt.夸大的叙述,夸张

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动词过去式:overstated 过去分词:overstated 现在分词:overstating 第三人称单数:overstates 名词:overstate-ment

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overstate


/,əʊvə'steɪt; `ovɚ`stet/
v [Tn] express or state (sth) too strongly; exaggerate 夸大(某事); 言过其实
*Don't overstate your case or no one will believe you. 不要夸大自己的情况, 要不没人相信你的话.
* The problems have been greatly overstated. 问题过于夸大了.

overstate


v [T]
to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is
= exaggerate
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) .
>overstatementn [U and C]
 It's an overstatement to say that the man's a fool.