be overstated
用于系动词后作表语，说明某事被说得比实际情况更严重或更重要。
The report's conclusions were overstated.
这份报告的结论被夸大了。
夸大的；言过其实的
被夸大；过于隆重或显著地陈述、展示或呈现；言过其实的；被夸大的
Exaggerated; stated or presented as greater or more important than is true or reasonable.
被夸大；过于隆重或显著地陈述、展示或呈现
Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.
言过其实的；被夸大的
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
The benefits of the new policy were overstated in the report.
新政策的好处在这份报告中被夸大了。
用法提示：此处overstated为形容词，作表语，表示被过分夸大的状态。
His contribution to the project is often overstated by the media.
媒体常常夸大他对项目的贡献。
用法提示：overstated作表语，表示被夸大的，与be动词连用。
The danger of the situation, though real, should not be overstated.
局势的危险虽然真实，但不应被夸大。
用法提示：overstated作表语，与情态动词和be动词连用，表示不应被夸大。
用于系动词后作表语，说明某事被说得比实际情况更严重或更重要。
The report's conclusions were overstated.
这份报告的结论被夸大了。
放在名词前作定语，多形容说法、描述、评价等被夸大。
She gave an overstated account of her achievements.
她对自己的成就作了夸大其词的描述。
固定说法，表示某事极其重要，再怎么强调也不过分。
The importance of regular exercise cannot be overstated.
经常锻炼的重要性怎么强调都不为过。
grammar · medium
易错句子She described the film very overstated.
正确表达She described the film in a very overstated way.
overstated 是形容词，只能作表语或定语，不能像副词那样直接修饰动词 describe。要表达“以夸张的方式”，需改用介词短语 in a very overstated way；也可换成表语结构：Her description of the film was very overstated.
grammar · medium
易错句子The advertisement overestimated the medicine's effects.
正确表达The advertisement overstated the medicine's effects.
overstate 指用言语把某事说得比实际更大（夸大陈述），overestimate 指对数量或程度判断得过高（高估）。这里语境是广告在宣传中把药效说得过好，属于陈述上的夸大，应用 overstated；overestimate 需要有“评估、估算”的主体和对象，用在此处不合语境。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is overstated claim.
正确表达This is an overstated claim.
汉语名词前一般不加冠词，但英语中单数可数名词短语前必须有冠词等限定词：claim 是可数名词单数，前面要加不定冠词。overstated 以元音音素 /oʊ/ 开头，所以用 an 而不是 a。
overstated 指话说过头、与事实不符，多用于陈述、声明、报道；overrated 指价值或质量被评价得过高，多用于人或事物。两者都含‘过高’之意，但一个针对‘说’，一个针对‘评’。
overstated 意为夸大、言过其实；understated 意为轻描淡写、低调，二者为反义关系。词形上 over- 与 under- 相对，容易看错。
exaggerated 与 overstated 都可表示‘夸大’，但 exaggerated 更常描述表情、动作、描述等，强调与真实差距大；overstated 多指陈述、声明、事实被说得过头。两者有时可换用，但侧重点不同。
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