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单词 overplay
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overplay

(oʊvəʳpleɪ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense overplays, present participle overplaying, past tense, past participle overplayed
1. verb
If you say that someone is overplaying something such as a problem, you mean that they are making it seem more important than it really is.
...overplaying the depth of the economic crisis. [VERB noun]
I think the historical factor is overplayed, that it really doesn't mean much. [be VERB-ed]
2. 
See to overplay one's hand

overplay in British English

(ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ)
verb
1. (transitive)
to exaggerate the importance of
2.  another word for overact
3.  overplay one's hand

overplay in American English

(ˌoʊvərˈpleɪ; ˈoʊvərˌpleɪ)
verb transitive
1. 
to overact, overdo, or overemphasize
2. 
to overestimate the strength of (one's hand in cards) and be defeated as a result
the phrase overplay one's hand is usually used figuratively

More idioms containing
overplay

overplay your hand

Examples of 'overplay' in a sentence
overplay

His swearing has become a bit overplayed.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We got a couple of things wrong today when we overplayed a bit but the fans were brilliant and didn't get on our backs.
The Sun (2014)
The whole thing, he says, has been wildly overplayed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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