overplayed

英 [ˌəʊvəˈpleɪd]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈpleɪd]

v.  过分强调; 过分重视
overplay的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 夸大…的重要性；过分强调
  If you say that someoneis overplayingsomething such as a problem, you mean that they are making it seem more important than it really is.
  1. ...overplaying the depth of the economic crisis...
     夸大经济危机的严重性
  2. I think the historical factor is overplayed, that it really doesn't mean much.
     我认为历史因素被过分强调了，它实际上并不太重要。
• PHRASE 过高估计自己的形势
  If someoneoverplaystheirhand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
  1. The United States has to be careful it doesn't overplay its hand.
     美国必须谨防高估自身实力。

双语例句

• Gradually the mobile terminal evolves for the direction of multi-mode, multi-interface, multi-channel, the heterogeneous network which is overplayed and combined by many different kinds of access networks becomes the trends of the wireless communication.
  移动终端逐步向着多模式、多接口、多信道方向发展，由多种不同制式的无线接入网络相互覆盖、相互融合而成的异构网络成为无线通信的发展趋势。
• But the capitalist class has overplayed its hand by snatching the American dream away from the middle class, he says.
  但资本家阶层玩过了火，剥夺了中产阶级的美国梦。
• Jim Horne, professor of psychophysiology at Loughborough University's Sleep Research Centre, said: The potential perils of 'sleep debt' in today's society and the need for 'eight hours of sleep a night' are often overplayed and can cause undue worry.
  吉姆•霍恩，拉夫堡大学睡眠研究中心的心理生理学教授，说：在今天社会‘睡眠债’的潜在危险以及需要‘每晚八小时睡眠’往往被夸大，会导致过度忧虑。
• We may have overplayed our hands by urging him to give us an early reply.
  我们敦促他早点给我们答复也许是太过火了。
• The impact of sovereign funds on financial markets including the dollar should not be overplayed in the near term.
  短期内，我们不应该夸大主权基金对金融市场（包括美元在内）的影响。
• The findings of the research committee have really been overplayed in the media.
  研究委员会的研究结论的确被媒体夸大了。
• A great thing has happened in our favor. Nobody must spoil it. This time the maneuver was too crude, they had overplayed its hand.
  既然出了件对我们有利的大事，不要弄巧成拙。这次他们的手法太露骨，结果是弄巧成拙。
• Pyongyang is already an embarrassment to Beijing: perhaps this time Mr Kim will find he has overplayed his hand.
  平壤已经让北京方面感到难堪：或许这一次，金正日会发现自己真的玩过火了。
• I think the historical factor is overplayed, that it really doesn't mean much.
  我认为历史因素被过分强调了，它实际上并不太重要。
• But he said fears of a hard landing were "overplayed".
  但他表示，对硬着陆的担忧是“夸大的”。