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

• In my sense was-the story was overplayed.-overplayed by who?-well, I think the media had fun with it.
  我觉得这件事被过度关注了。-被谁过度关注了？-我认为媒体利用它炒作。
• 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。
• Market infatuation with the BoJ is overplayed – but if the measures announced for the second and third pillars are broad enough to address the challenges at hand, Japan may indeed succeed in escaping its balance sheet recession.
  市场对日本央行的迷恋被夸大了，但如果所宣布的有关第二和第三支柱的措施足够宽泛，可以解决眼前的挑战，日本或可成功避开资产负债表衰退。
• My take of the past six months is that the Chinese overplayed their hand very badly across an array of issues, irking not just the United States but other significant countries.
  在过去的半年里，中国在一系列问题上玩过了火，这不仅惹恼了美国，也惹恼了其他大国。
• 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。
• 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。
• Total Quality Management ( TQM) is an important substance of business management. However, many of the practices are overplayed or forced.
  全面质量管理（totalqualitymanagement，简称TQM）是企业管理的重要内容，但很多企业在运用时流于形式。
• 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。
• At one point, it looked as if Mr Rajoelina, who has been in politics for barely a year, might have overplayed his hand.
  某个角度看，拉乔利纳这么做有点过分，因为他涉足政治还不到一年。
• The effect of political scrapping should not be overplayed: the government and opposition have put aside their differences to pass vital reconstruction financing bills.
  不应夸大政治争吵的影响：政府和反对派已经搁置分歧，通过了关键的重建拨款法案。