overblown

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈbləʊn/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 停息的,盛開過的
v. 吹散;用力吹;過分渲染

Example Sentences

a world of overblown egos.

充斥了狂妄的自我意識的世界。

a pile of overblown saplings.

一堆被吹散的樹苗

Real-world Examples

Yet other scientists called the warnings overblown and brought attention to more immediate risks.

然而,其他科學家認爲這些警告言過其實,並將關注點引向了更直接的風險。

Source: Selected English short passages

Actually, the risk of dehydration is way overblown.

老實說,脫水的風險被過度誇大了。

Source: Healthy little secrets

But he still thinks the pessimism is overblown.

但是,他仍然認爲,這種悲觀情緒被過分誇大了。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

That may be because such differences are overblown.

這或許是因爲這些區別被誇大了。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Overblown language is also used when the actual business is prosaic.

當實際業務平淡無奇時,人們也會使用誇張的語言。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

For one thing, the schedule and costs have been severely overblown.

一方面,建設進度和成本被嚴重誇大了。

Source: Realm of Legends

I think that at the moment they seem to be quite overblown.

我認爲目前它們似乎被誇大了。

Source: 6 Minute English

The threat of Polexit, of Poland leaving the European Union is overblown.

波脫,或者說波蘭退出歐盟的可能性言過其實了。

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

Bagman looked somehow like a slightly overblown cartoon figure, standing amid all the pale-faced champions.

巴格曼站在那幾個臉色蒼白的勇士中間,活像一個大塊頭的卡通形象。

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It is therefore fortunate, Mr Kagan concludes, that most talk about America's decline is overblown.

多數聲稱美國沒落的說法都是言過其實。

Source: The Economist - Arts

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