英语词汇“overstate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

overstate

/əʊvəˈsteɪt

verb [with object]

State too strongly; exaggerate: I overstated my case to make my point...

Statisticians say the inflation figures may overstate the speed of price rises.
See, I'm prone to exaggeration, or at least overstating an argument.
If the consumer price index sometimes overstates inflation, as some have argued, that could understate progress against poverty.

Synonyms

exaggerate, overdo, overemphasize, overplay, dramatize, catastrophize, colour, embroider, embellish, enhance, magnify, inflate, amplify, make a mountain out of a molehill

informal make a big thing out of, blow up, blow up out of all proportion

archaic draw the long bow

单词	overstate
释义	overstate /əʊvəˈsteɪt / verb [with object] State too strongly; exaggerate: I overstated my case to make my point... Statisticians say the inflation figures may overstate the speed of price rises. See, I'm prone to exaggeration, or at least overstating an argument. If the consumer price index sometimes overstates inflation, as some have argued, that could understate progress against poverty. Synonyms exaggerate, overdo, overemphasize, overplay, dramatize, catastrophize, colour, embroider, embellish, enhance, magnify, inflate, amplify, make a mountain out of a molehill informal make a big thing out of, blow up, blow up out of all proportion archaic draw the long bow
随便看	equably equal equalise equaliser equalitarian equalitarianism equality Equality State equalization equalize equalizer equally equal marriage equal opportunities equal opportunity Equal Rights Amendment equal sign equals sign equal time equanimity equanimous equant equatable equate equation