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单词

overstate

读音
ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt
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词根

"Overstate"由两部分组成,“over-”和“state”,前者是一个前缀,表示“过度、过分”,后者则是单词的词根,是一个动词,表示“陈述、声明”。

释义

vt. 夸张;夸大的叙述 [ 第三人称单数 overstates 现在分词 overstating 过去式 overstated 过去分词 overstated ]

例句

Such managers have an enormous stake in succeeding, so they invariably overstate the potential of their new technologies.
这些管理者与成功有着巨大的利害关系,因此他们总是夸大新技术的潜力。
He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
他一谈政治便流于夸夸其谈。
Exaggerate and overstate problems.
夸张夸大问题。

强化记忆

可以将"overstate"拆分为"over-"与"state"两个部分,"over-"意为过度,"state"意为陈述,联想起来可以理解为“过度陈述”,即夸大其词。"Overstate"这个词在英语中最早出现的时候是在16世纪,意指“夸大,过分阐述”。在新闻报道、政治演说等公共语境中,这个词被广泛使用。

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Perhaps we overstate the functional role of education
and we want to stop that from happening again.COVID, it's hard to overstate how awful it's been.It's increased the health inequities between the rich and the poor.
for anyone to implement.I cannot overstate the value of experimentation in activism.We can only win if we are not afraid to lose.
to errors the size of a small room.It's hard to overstate the effect that this changein accuracy has had on us.
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