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

• I may be overstating their answer, but I got that flavor from them.
  也许我对他的回答进行了添油加醋，但是我当时就是这种感觉。
• 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。
• That may be overstating the case.
  这可能夸大了事实。
• 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。
• 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%。
• Exporters are also thought to be overstating their export revenues in order to dodge capital controls and bring in foreign money to invest in Chinese assets. If so, the trade surplus should stabilise in coming months.
  不过也有人认为出口商只是在夸大其出口收入以逃避资本管制，并引进国外资金投资于中国资产.若情况真如此，贸易顺差势头在未来几个月将会走稳。
• 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。
• Bernanke was addressing the the Financial Services Committee in the House of Representatives, where some Republicans indicated they thought he was overstating the impact of a default.
  伯南克是在向众议院金融服务委员会报告经济形势时说这番话的。该委员会的一些共和党成员说，他们认为伯南克跨大了拖欠借款的影响。
• 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。
• Carson block, the founder of research group muddy waters, accused Sino forest in a report of overstating its assets and diverting money through intermediaries to defraud investors.
  浑水研究公司创始人卡森布洛克（carsonblock）在一份报告中指控嘉汉林业夸大资产，并通过中介转移资金以欺骗投资者。