| 词汇 | overrate |
| 释义 | overrate verb[ Toften passive ] uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈreɪt/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈreɪt/ to have too good an opinion of something: 高估;对…评价太高 Be careful not to overrate your competitors.当心，不要高估了对手。 Synonym overestimate Exaggerating & playing down bloviate blow something out of proportionidiom cartoonish cartoonishly catastrophize fulsome go overboardidiom inflated make a mountain out of a molehillidiom make little of somethingidiom make much of somethingidiom make something of something/someone meal mildly minimization OTT protest too muchidiom romanticize underplay underrate Examples of overrateoverrate This book certainly insures itself against attack from this (in my view overrated) perspective by containing an abundance of graphs and quantitative analyses. In addition, his use of the concept of "positivism" lumps together different viewpoints and overrates the significance of epistemological views for social-scientific practice. Though he would prefer to be happy, he thinks such matters overrated: a small, and ultimately dispensable, part of the good life. Originality and contentiousness can certainly be overrated intellectual virtues. The currently fashionable virtue of self-esteem is a much overrated attribute, but it is unhealthy to have none at all. How prior knowledge was being used by readers-whether that knowledge was text-based or extra-text based-seemed to be overrated and overemphasized. These uncertainties and possible shortcomings, however, should not be overrated. Moreover, because the six items were nested in a larger questionnaire, teachers may have overrated generally disruptive children. More evidence on nutrition demand: income seems overrated and women's schooling underemphasized. Concentration on moral categories leads some authors to overrate the extent to which humans can subdue their lower natures and act to decide their own destinies. Kaunda's acceptance of the new democratic order after electoral defeat has been overrated. T.s—have played a leading part, and we cannot overrate their importance as pacemakers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Deterrence is obviously crucial: its importance cannot be overrated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think the value of that kind of work can be easily overrated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that he rather overrated the possibilities of television in this respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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