柯林斯詞典

overemphasize /???v?r??mf??sa?z/ (overemphasizing,overemphasized,overemphasizes)

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• 1. V-T If you say that someone overemphasizes something, you mean that they give it more importance than it deserves or than you consider appropriate. 過分強調(diào)

  Democrats will complain he overemphasizes punishment at the expense of prevention and treatment. 民主黨人會抱怨他過分強調(diào)了懲罸，而忽略了預防和処理。

• 2. V-T If you say that something cannot be overemphasized, you are emphasizing that you think it is very important. 如何強調(diào)也不爲過[with brd-neg] [強調(diào)]

  The importance of education cannot be overemphasized. 教育的重要性如何強調(diào)也不爲過。

  I can't overemphasize the cleanliness of this place. 這裡的清潔衛(wèi)生我怎麼強調(diào)也不爲過。

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