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

• In accounting, "conservatism" means resolving uncertainty in a manner that minimizes the risk of overstating the company's current financial position.
  在会计中，稳健性原则意味着以一种尽量减少夸大公司财务现状之风险的态度处理不确定因素。
• Even if I'm overstating the case for nutrition, at least it will result in the woman being in charge of her own symptoms
  即便我夸大了营养的重要性，但至少它会让这个女人知道关注自己的症状。
• 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。
• 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 the chief executive of the information and media group needs to beware overstating the value of its ownership model.
  但这家信息和媒体集团的首席执行官需要当心夸大该集团所有权模式的价值。
• 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。
• Studies show that after drinking, men report feeling more powerful, often overstating their capabilities and accomplishments, while women say that it makes them feel more affectionate, sexy and feminine.
  研究表明，在饮酒后，男性表示感觉到更有力量，通常会夸大自己的能力和成就，而女性则表示饮酒后她们觉得自己更感性、性感和有女人味。
• 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。
• Sino Forest, the Chinese Forestry company plagued by accusations of overstating its assets, intends to file for bankruptcy and is to sue research group Muddy Waters for$ 4bn in damages over the claims of fraud that preceded its failure.
  被指夸大资产的中国林业公司嘉汉林业（Sino-Forest）打算提交破产申请，并将起诉研究公司浑水（MuddyWaters），要求后者就此前对其的欺诈指控所造成的损失赔偿40亿美元。
• But a national network is overstating things.
  说全国范围当然是有些夸张。