overstatement

US [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtmənt]
UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsteɪtmənt]
  • n.言过其实；大话
  • Web夸张；夸大；夸大其词
Plural Form：overstatements  

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Web Definition

n.
1.
言过其实;大话,夸张;

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,言过其实言过其实,大话大话,夸张夸张,夸大夸大,夸大其词夸大其词
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
It would not be the slightest bit of an overstatement to say that the study of humanities at its very core is man.
可以不夸张地说，所有人文科学，归根到底都是关于“人”自身的科学。
kě yǐ bù kuā zhāng de shuō , suǒ yǒu rén wén kē xué , guī gēn dào dǐ dōu shì guān yú " rén " zì shēn de kē xué 。
www.ecocn.org
2.
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。
shuō dà jiā dōu wán de hěn kāi xīn yě tài kuā zhāng le 。 wǒ zhī dào zhì shǎo yǒu sān gè rén yīn wèi jué de wú liáo ér tí zǎo lí kāi le 。
cet.hjenglish.com
3.
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。
yīn cǐ , shuō yuán shù jù jí chéng shì suí xū yìng biàn yè wù de " dà nǎo " yì diǎn dōu bù kuā zhāng 。
www.ibm.com
4.
It is no overstatement to say that learning to cooperate with others is the key factor in one' s career.
可以毫不夸张地说学会如何合作在一个人的职业中是至关重要的因素。
kě yǐ háo bù kuā zhāng de shuō xué huì rú hé hé zuò zài yī gè rén de zhí yè zhōng shì zhì guān zhòng yào de yīn sù 。
wenku.baidu.com
5.
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。
yě xǔ , shuō zhè xiē shù jù lìng rén xīng fèn wèi miǎn yǒu xiē kuā dà qí cí , dàn suí zhe wǒ men xiàng qián jìn zhǎn , shì qíng huì zhú jiàn yǒu qù qǐ lái 。
www.ibm.com
6.
Any suggestion that he should marry always does produce overstatement on the part of the bachelor, and a mental breeze.
对一个单身汉提出结婚的建议总会引起一些夸张的说法，也会在心理上掀起一阵小小的波澜。
duì yī gè dān shēn hàn tí chū jié hūn de jiàn yì zǒng huì yǐn qǐ yì xiē kuā zhāng de shuō fǎ , yě huì zài xīn lǐ shàng xiān qǐ yí zhèn xiǎo xiǎo de bō lán 。
www.kuenglish.info
7.
But although one can, as always, argue about the methodology, these estimates are unlikely to be an overstatement.
等等。但是，尽管人们可以一如既往地争论调查方法是否正确，这些估计数字却不太可能夸大事实。
děng děng 。 dàn shì , jǐn guǎn rén men kě yǐ yì rú jì wǎng de zhēng lùn diào chá fāng fǎ shì fǒu zhèng què , zhè xiē gū jì shù zì què bù tài kě néng kuā dà shì shí 。
www.ftchinese.com
8.
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。
wǒ men rèn wéi , bǎ fàng yǎng guǎng chǎng gē kàn chéng rén men huán bǎo yì shí zēng qiáng de tǐ xiàn yán guò qí shí le 。
dict.veduchina.com
9.
But over time the national total has consistently been revised up, suggesting that any overstatement is modest.
但是随着时间的推移，全国总量不断上调，表明任何的夸大程度都不大。
dàn shì suí zhe shí jiān de tuī yí , quán guó zǒng liàng bú duàn shàng tiáo , biǎo míng rèn hé de kuā dà chéng dù dōu bú dà 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Still, it's an overstatement to call the tablet a PC killer.
尽管如此，称平板电脑是个人电脑的“杀手”仍言过其实。
jìn guǎn rú cǐ , chēng píng bǎn diàn nǎo shì gè rén diàn nǎo de " shā shǒu " réng yán guò qí shí 。
c.wsj.com
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