overstating

英 [ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtɪŋ]

v.  夸大; 夸张; 言过其实
overstate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 夸大；对…言过其实
  If you say that someoneis overstatingsomething, you mean they are describing it in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is.
  1. 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。
  2. The importance of health education cannot be overstated.
     健康教育的重要性再怎么说都不为过。

双语例句

• The text of tourist material is rich in cultural connotations and overstating expressions etc.
  旅游资料语篇具有文化内涵丰富、语言表述夸张等特点。
• What's happening right now in the United States-is that the economy is collapsing-maybe that's overstating it.
  现如今在美国发生的是，经济正在崩溃-，也许这是夸大这件事。
• Science says: It's overstating this fruit's potency.
  科学证明这夸大了水果的疗效。
• The SEC alleged that Mr Egan misled regulators when his company applied in 2008 to be recognised as a rating agency for asset-backed and government debt by overstating his experience in the field.
  sec指出，2008年伊根琼斯公司在申请资产支持证券和政府债券评级资格的时候，伊根曾夸大自己在该领域的经验，误导了监管者。
• Over 90% agreed that the media does a terrible job of reporting the about toxic substances, mostly by overstating the risks.
  超过90%的的病理学家同意媒体在报道周围有毒物质的时候做得很糟糕，主要是因为夸大了风险。
• The shareholders seem to think that the executive board is overstating the case for a merger.
  股东们似乎认为管理委员会在合并这件事上夸大其辞。
• Mr Charney has also made enemies among liberals, who accuse him of overstating his firm's progressive credentials.
  恰尼在自由主义者中也树敌不少，自由主义者们指责恰尼夸大了其公司的先进形象。
• In 2004, Royal Dutch Shell admitted to overstating its oil and gas reserves by 20 per cent.
  2004年，皇家壳牌（RoyalDutchShell）承认自己将旗下的油气储备夸大了20%。
• But a national network is overstating things.
  说全国范围当然是有些夸张。
• Lehman Brothers, for example, was accused by David Einhorn, the hedge fund manager, of overstating the value of its balance sheet in the lead-up to its collapse in 2008.
  例如，对冲基金经理戴维艾因霍恩（davideinhorn）指责雷曼兄弟在2008年公司倒闭前夕夸大其账面价值。