overstate
🇬🇧/ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ 🇺🇸/ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt/If you say that someone is overstating something, you mean they are describing it in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is. 夸大
verb [vt. 及物动词] 夸大，对…言过其实；对...过分夸张
The authors no doubt overstated their case with a view to catching the public's attention. 作者们毫无疑问地夸大了他们的情形以吸引公众的注意力。
后缀: ate
【verb/adjective】 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become
原词: overstate
是通过后缀 【ate】 构成的派生词
