overstate
gb/ˈoʊvɚstˌeɪt/ us/ˈoʊvɚstˌeɪt/
C1
อังกฤษ
eltúloz, felülbecsül, a valósnál magasabbnak tüntet fel
คำกริยา
C1
1
eltúloz
B2
รูปแบบการใช้:
overstate [something]
The article overstates the danger and ignores the safety improvements made in recent years.
A cikk eltúlozza a veszélyt, és figyelmen kívül hagyja az utóbbi években végrehajtott biztonsági fejlesztéseket.
I think you're overstating the difference between the two proposals.
Szerintem eltúlzod a két javaslat közötti különbséget.
Politicians often overstate what they can achieve in their first year.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
Don't overstate the problem; we can fix it.
Ne túlozd el a problémát; meg tudjuk oldani.
She overstated how difficult the exam was.
Eltúlozta, milyen nehéz volt a vizsga.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Do not use overstate to mean simply 'state again'; use repeat or restate for that meaning.
ความหมาย
exaggerate something in words
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
overstate the importance of something
|overstate the impact
|overstate the risk
|overstate the problem
|overstate the benefits
|overstate the difference
|greatly overstate
|slightly overstate
|tend to overstate
|be easy to overstate
คำพ้องความหมาย
exaggerate (more common and general; can be used for speech, stories, or behavior)
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inflate (suggests making something seem bigger or more impressive than it is)
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overemphasize (focuses on giving something too much importance rather than making false claims)
คำตรงข้าม
understate (to present something as smaller, less important, or less serious than it is)
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downplay (to make something seem less important or serious, often deliberately)
หัวข้อ
communication
|opinions
|media
|argument
คำจำกัดความ
to say that something is bigger, more important, or more serious than it really is
To describe or present something as larger, better, worse, more important, or more serious than it really is.
คำกริยา
C1
BUSINESS
2
รูปแบบการใช้:
overstate [an amount/value/figure]
The company was accused of overstating its profits by millions of dollars.
A vállalatot azzal vádolták, hogy több millió dollárral a valósnál magasabbnak tüntette fel a nyereségét.
Early estimates overstated the number of people affected by the outage.
A korai becslések felülbecsülték a szolgáltatáskiesés által érintett emberek számát.
If you overstate your expenses on a tax return, you could face penalties.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
The report overstated the cost of the project.
A jelentés felülbecsülte a projekt költségét.
They overstated sales for the quarter.
A negyedéves eladásokat a valósnál magasabbnak tüntették fel.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
In finance, overstate means the reported number is too high; understate means it is too low.
ความหมาย
report a value too high
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
overstate profits
|overstate earnings
|overstate revenue
|overstate assets
|overstate liabilities
|overstate costs
|overstate the value
|overstate the number
|materially overstate
|significantly overstate
คำพ้องความหมาย
inflate (often implies increasing a figure artificially or misleadingly)
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exaggerate (less technical and more often used for descriptions than accounts)
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overestimate (often means calculate or judge too high, not necessarily formally report)
คำตรงข้าม
understate (to report a number or value as lower than it really is)
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underestimate (to judge or calculate something as lower than it really is)
หัวข้อ
business
|finance
|accounting
|statistics
คำจำกัดความ
to give a number or value that is higher than the true one
To state or record an amount, value, or figure as higher than it really is, especially in financial or statistical information.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
overstate
IPA
GB/ˈoʊvɚstˌeɪt/
US/ˈoʊvɚstˌeɪt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
over - state (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (over)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: overstate
- 3rd Person Singular: overstates
- Present Participle: overstating
- Past: overstated
วลีและสำนวน
cannot be overstated
1/kænˈɑt bˈi ˈoʊvɚstˌeɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
deserves maximum emphasis
used to say that something is extremely important
ตัวอย่าง
- The need for regular backups cannot be overstated.
- The role of teachers in early childhood development cannot be overstated.
- The seriousness of the situation cannot be overstated.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The importance of sleep cannot be overstated.
- The value of practice cannot be overstated.
it is hard to overstate
1/ˈɪt ˈɪz hˈɑɹd tə ˈoʊvɚstˌeɪt/
fixed phrase
something is extremely important
used to say that something is very important or very great
ตัวอย่าง
- It is hard to overstate the importance of clean drinking water.
- It's difficult to overstate how much the internet has changed daily life.
- It would be hard to overstate the pressure the team was under.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- It is hard to overstate her influence on the company.
- It's hard to overstate how happy we were.
overstate the case
1/ˈoʊvɚstˌeɪt ðə kˈeɪs/
fixed phrase
make an argument too strong
to make a claim sound stronger than the facts allow
ตัวอย่าง
- He has a fair point, but he overstates the case when he says the policy has completely failed.
- Critics sometimes overstate the case against remote work.
- To say the city is unsafe would be overstating the case.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- You have a good argument, but don't overstate the case.
- Calling it a disaster overstates the case.