overplayed
past simple and past participle ofoverplay
| 单词 | overplayed |
| 释义 | overplayed past simple and past participle ofoverplay overplay verb[T] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈpleɪ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈpleɪ/to make somethingseemmoreimportantthan it really is: Ithinkshe's overplaying thesignificanceof hisremarks. Exaggerating & playing down
Idiomoverplayyourhand Examplesofoverplayedoverplayed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Because of inadequate analysis, clinicians and health service managers may previously haveoverplayedthe effect of influenza on excess hospital admissions. From theCambridge English Corpus Legalization can, however, beoverplayed. From theCambridge English Corpus Neurath's focus on the need for a unified language isoverplayedin both the case of science and more generally for social coordination. From theCambridge English Corpus Although these trends are of interest, they should not beoverplayed: since the prompts expressed the verbs, the rules of ellipsis legitimate verb omission should the speaker wish this. From theCambridge English Corpus However, this danger may beoverplayed. From theCambridge English Corpus Will he accept, also, that this is a factor that could easily beoverplayedcompared with downtown schools, and particularly downtown comprehensive schools? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These words "communication and consultation" have beenoverplayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These difficulties of identification have been grosslyoverplayedin this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The "flick of the switch" argument has beenoverplayedon both sides. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The "them and us" attitude can beoverplayed, and the notion that workers and management will automatically take opposing views seems highly academic and unreal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They themselves now acknowledge that the competition argument was somewhatoverplayedat the start of the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, we had the expected rhetoric, but it was notoverplayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In our debates retrospectivity has become a kind of talisman, but the point can beoverplayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think the point about public schools is ratheroverplayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The students have beenoverplayedin this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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