overblown

overblown

英 [əʊvə'bləʊn]
　　美 [,ovɚ'blon]

adj. 停息的；過分的；已盛開過的
　　v. 吹散；用力吹；過分渲染（overblow的過去分詞）

中文詞源：

overblown 誇張的

over-,超過，過度，blown,吹，吹噓。引申詞義誇張的。

例句：

1. The reporting of the hostage story was fair, if sometimes overblown.
盡管這篇關於人質的報道有些誇大其詞，但還算公正。

2. Warnings of disaster may be overblown.
災害預警有被誇大的可能。

3. " I think all this talk about the legitimacy as a way overblown. "
“ 我想小佈什的支持率簡直是高得驚人. ”

4. Another ( no overblown ) climate change controversy may also be receding from view.
另一項 ( 也頗誇大其詞 ) 氣候變化爭論或許也在退出視線.

5. Countries with a high scientific and technological level are overblown with arrogance.
科學技術水平高的國傢,就驕傲得很.