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。
• But a national network is overstating things.
  说全国范围当然是有些夸张。
• 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。
• Muddy waters first accused the forestry group in June of overstating its assets and revenues, causing shares of the Toronto-listed group to fall 80 per cent.
  今年6月份，浑水首次指称该林业集团夸大自身资产和收入规模，致使其在多伦多证交所上市的股票价格大跌80%。
• 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。
• Delhi has no reason to exaggerate the numbers. By overstating growth, they risk their own credibility.
  新德里没有理由夸大数据，如果夸大增长，他们自己的信誉可能受损。
• 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。
• Because State Grid has a monopoly on buying and selling electricity across most of the country, it is able to justify charging end users higher electricity prices by overstating its transmission and distribution costs, according to some analysts.
  据一些分析人士说，由于国家电网在中国大部分地区的电力买卖中占据垄断地位，它能通过夸大输配电成本为自己向最终用户收取更高的电价找到理由。
• I hope you're not overstating, but I'm curious, can I see it?
  我希望你不要太过夸张，但是我挺好奇的，我能看一下吗？
• 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。