Word · Frequency #23924
overblown
盛开过的
核心释义
past the stage of full bloom
- 1.
被夸大的;过分强调的;过度宣传的。
Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
被夸大的;过分强调的;过度宣传的。;停息的;浮夸的;overblow的过去分词
用法In use
By late spring, the magnolia blossoms are overblown and beginning to drop.
用法提示:形容词作表语,表示花已过盛开期。
The vase was full of overblown peonies, so I replaced them with fresh buds.
用法提示:形容词作定语,修饰peonies,表示已过盛开期的花。
Those lilies look overblown; they will not last another day.
用法提示:形容词作表语,与look连用,表示看起来已过盛开期。
be overblown
这个用法表示花朵盛开期已过,不是‘夸大’义。
The roses are already overblown and losing their petals.
这些玫瑰花已经开败了,正在掉花瓣。
overblown + noun
用作定语,常修饰 claim、fear、rhetoric 等词,表示‘言过其实的’。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- overblown claims
- 夸大其词的说法
- The advertisement made overblown claims about the product's effectiveness.这则广告对该产品的功效作出了夸大其词的说法。
- overblown rhetoric
- 浮夸的言辞
- His speech was full of overblown rhetoric but little substance.他的演讲充满浮夸的言辞,但没什么实质内容。
- overblown expectations
- 过高的期望
- The movie failed to meet the audience's overblown expectations.这部电影未能满足观众过高的期望。
- overblown fears
- 过分的担忧
- The article tried to calm overblown fears about the new technology.这篇文章试图平息人们对新科技过分的担忧。
- overblown roses
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把overblown拆成over(过头)+blown(吹):花被风吹过了头,盛开期已过。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学作品、植物观察 该义项多用于书面或文学语境,描写花朵已过盛花期;日常口语中较少用,比较常见于正式描述。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
blown、known、own、stone 与 overblown 的重读部分 /əʊn/ 押韵;down、brown 虽也以 -own 结尾,但读作 /aʊn/,并不押韵。
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