overstatement

英 [ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt]

美 [ˈoʊvərsteɪtmənt]

n.  夸张; 夸大; 言过其实

复数：overstatements　

经济

BNC.34618 / COCA.21604

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 夸张；夸大；言过其实
  If you refer to the way something is described isan overstatement, you mean it is described in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is.
  1. This may have been an improvement, but 'breakthrough' was an overstatement...
     这算得上是一个改进吧，但说是“突破”就言过其实了。
  2. True emotion ought not to require overstatement.
     真实的感情不应当需要过分渲染。

英英释义

noun

• making to seem more important than it really is
  Synonym:exaggerationmagnification

双语例句

• The mixture of overstatement, banter, humorous joking, imitation and irony makes Dong Xis creation of novels a superficial phenomenon of amusement.
  夸张、调侃、戏仿、反讽等手法的杂糅，使得东西小说的创作呈现出“搞笑”的叙述表象。
• This is not an overstatement, as studies have proven that during times of crisis, humour can provide a vital way of relieving a sense of frustration and powerlessness.
  这可一点儿也没夸大，有研究显示，在面对危机时，幽默能让人宣泄他们的挫折与无助感。
• Elementary Analysis of the Motives and Main Means of Profit Overstatement by the Listed Enterprises of Our Country
  浅析我国上市公司利润包装的动机与主要手段
• It would not be the slightest bit of an overstatement to say that the study of humanities at its very core is man.
  可以不夸张地说，所有人文科学，归根到底都是关于“人”自身的科学。
• Perhaps it would be a mild overstatement to say this is exciting stuff, but it will get more interesting as we go.
  也许，说这些数据令人兴奋未免有些夸大其辞，但随着我们向前进展，事情会逐渐有趣起来。
• In Chapter Five, the deep-structure deviation has been studied from the aspect of contradiction, transference and overstatement.
  第五章从矛盾、转移、夸张三个角度进行了深层结构变异及其翻译的分析。
• The "friends" was, of course, an overstatement.
  “朋友”这个词儿当然有点言过其词。
• Valuation deals with potential overstatement and completeness with unrecorded transactions and files.
  评价处理那些可能出现的多余事务或文件，而完整性则处理不被包含的事务和文件。
• According to the theory of information signaling, big-bath charges frequently indicate that the management of listed company attempts to convey to the securities market such information: profits in the prior years have been overstated, resulting in overstatement of assets or understatement of liabilities.
  根据信号发送理论，上市公司报告巨额亏损，往往意味着其高管人员向证券市场传输了这样的一种信息：上市公司以前年度虚增了利润并由此高估了资产或低估了负债。
• It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent.
  说危机当头绝非危言耸听。