overplayed

/oh-ver-pley/US // ˌoʊ vərˈpleɪ //UK // (ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ) //

玩过头了,过奖,过奖的,过奖了

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to exaggerate or overemphasize: The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
- : to put too much stress on the value or importance of: A charitable biographer had overplayed the man's piety and benevolence.
- : Cards. to overestimate the strength of with consequent loss.
- : Golf. to hit past the putting green.
- : Archaic. outplay.

v.无主动词 verb

1
- : to exaggerate one's part, an effect, etc.; overact: Without a firm director she invariably overplays.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbbe dramatic

Synonyms

exaggerate夸大其词,夸大其辞,夸张,夸夸其谈 maximize最大化,最大限度地提高,最大限度地扩大,最大限度地 overdo过度行为,矫枉过正,过头了,过度 overemphasize过分强调,过度强调,太过强调,过于强调 overstate多报,多报了,夸大其词,多说 overuse过度使用,过分使用,使用过度,过量使用 accent口音,腔调,口气,口腔 accentuate凸显,突出显示,突出强调,凸显出来

Examples

I wasn’t quite sure what a spy ought to wear, really, whether you should underplay it or overplay it.
One of the reasons the United States ended up with this messy pullout is because the Pentagon overplayed its hand in 2009.
Democrats can overplay their hand by stoking outrage in their supporters and end up being lambasted for being wrong or exaggerating.
If defenders overplay Gilgeous-Alexander in his inevitable pursuit of the rim, he is one of the league’s foremost midrange artists because of his deceleration ability.
The coverage was pretty normal, they weren’t overplaying anybody, and with that said we were scoring some goals.
He is counting on his opponents to overplay their hand, and a forgiving public to let him do his job as governor.
Republicans here have their work cut-out, but there is always the possibility that the Democrats will overplay their hand.
Wells transformed old cheating and heart songs into soul music by resisting the overplay of emotion, writes singer Laura Cantrell.
The main hope for the Have Nots is a Republican tendency to overplay their hand.
“Obama has to be careful not to overplay this as something he did personally,” says Feehery.
Even with such a negligible quantity as a deserted husband, it is a mistake to overplay the part.
She was not fool enough to overplay her hand, so her greeting was still disdainful, but when he tarried she did not send him away.
We scold it caressingly, as one reproves the overplay of a gracious child.
"Some day, though, he'll overplay his game," Benito prophesied.

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overplayed

/oh-ver-pley/US // ˌoʊ vərˈpleɪ //UK // (ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ) //

玩过头了,过奖,过奖的,过奖了

Related Words

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to exaggerate or overemphasize: The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
- : to put too much stress on the value or importance of: A charitable biographer had overplayed the man's piety and benevolence.
- : Cards. to overestimate the strength of with consequent loss.
- : Golf. to hit past the putting green.
- : Archaic. outplay.

v.无主动词 verb

1
- : to exaggerate one's part, an effect, etc.; overact: Without a firm director she invariably overplays.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbbe dramatic

Synonyms

Examples

I wasn’t quite sure what a spy ought to wear, really, whether you should underplay it or overplay it.
One of the reasons the United States ended up with this messy pullout is because the Pentagon overplayed its hand in 2009.
Democrats can overplay their hand by stoking outrage in their supporters and end up being lambasted for being wrong or exaggerating.
If defenders overplay Gilgeous-Alexander in his inevitable pursuit of the rim, he is one of the league’s foremost midrange artists because of his deceleration ability.
The coverage was pretty normal, they weren’t overplaying anybody, and with that said we were scoring some goals.
He is counting on his opponents to overplay their hand, and a forgiving public to let him do his job as governor.
Republicans here have their work cut-out, but there is always the possibility that the Democrats will overplay their hand.
Wells transformed old cheating and heart songs into soul music by resisting the overplay of emotion, writes singer Laura Cantrell.
The main hope for the Have Nots is a Republican tendency to overplay their hand.
“Obama has to be careful not to overplay this as something he did personally,” says Feehery.
Even with such a negligible quantity as a deserted husband, it is a mistake to overplay the part.
She was not fool enough to overplay her hand, so her greeting was still disdainful, but when he tarried she did not send him away.
We scold it caressingly, as one reproves the overplay of a gracious child.
"Some day, though, he'll overplay his game," Benito prophesied.

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