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o.ver.play objHEJ7vE5pleI, $.oJ7vL-v [T]to make (something) seem more important than it really is把…做得过分,夸张I think she's overplaying the significance of his remarks.我以为她把他的话的意义夸大了。The findings of the research committee have really been overplayed in the media.研究委员会的研究结果的确被媒介夸大了。They've overplayed their hand (= promised to do something that they are not able to do) by saying that they'd have the order ready by Friday.他们手里没好牌却要冒险,说星期五就能备好定货。
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