overstate是什么意思

overstate

[ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt]
overstate 夸大;言过其实
及物动词夸张; 夸大(某事); 把…讲得过分
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第三人称单数
overstates
现在分词
overstating
过去分词
overstated
过去式
overstated

词典解释


1. 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.

英英释义


1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

e.g. tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery

Synonym: exaggerateoverdrawhyperbolizehyperbolisemagnifyamplify

反义词

及物动词understate

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