overstatement
英 [ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt]
美 [ˈoʊvərsteɪtmənt]
n. 夸张; 夸大; 言过其实
BNC.34618 / COCA.21604
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 夸张;夸大;言过其实
If you refer to the way something is described isan overstatement, you mean it is described in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is.- This may have been an improvement, but 'breakthrough' was an overstatement...
这算得上是一个改进吧,但说是“突破”就言过其实了。 - True emotion ought not to require overstatement.
真实的感情不应当需要过分渲染。
- This may have been an improvement, but 'breakthrough' was an overstatement...
英英释义
noun
- making to seem more important than it really is
双语例句
- In Chapter Five, the deep-structure deviation has been studied from the aspect of contradiction, transference and overstatement.
第五章从矛盾、转移、夸张三个角度进行了深层结构变异及其翻译的分析。 - Secondly, the romantic way of expression includes elaboration, fiction, overstatement, imagination and advocating odd deceitful.
其次,是浪漫主义的表现手法,主要包括铺陈夸张、虚构想象、崇尚奇谲。 - We believe it is an overstatement to consider that raising pigeons in public squares expresses an increase people's environmental awareness.
我们认为,把放养广场鸽看成人们环保意识增强的体现言过其实了。 - It would be an overstatement to say that Lewis deserved to win the race.
说刘易斯该赢得这次比赛是言过其实。 - Therefore, it is not an overstatement to say that metadata integration is the brain of an On Demand Business.
因此,说元数据集成是随需应变业务的“大脑”一点都不夸张。 - Perhaps it would be a mild overstatement to say this is exciting stuff, but it will get more interesting as we go.
也许,说这些数据令人兴奋未免有些夸大其辞,但随着我们向前进展,事情会逐渐有趣起来。 - To say that everybody had a blast is a gross overstatement, I know at least three people left early because of boredom.
说大家都玩得很开心也太夸张了。我知道至少有三个人因为觉得无聊而提早离开了。 - This is not an overstatement, as studies have proven that during times of crisis, humour can provide a vital way of relieving a sense of frustration and powerlessness.
这可一点儿也没夸大,有研究显示,在面对危机时,幽默能让人宣泄他们的挫折与无助感。 - Elementary Analysis of the Motives and Main Means of Profit Overstatement by the Listed Enterprises of Our Country
浅析我国上市公司利润包装的动机与主要手段 - It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent.
说危机当头绝非危言耸听。
