Critics warned that the report overstated the economic benefits of the new irrigation system, ignoring its environmental costs.
批评者警告说，该报告夸大了新灌溉系统的经济效益，而忽视了其环境成本。
Which choice best defines “overstate”?
C — To say something in a way that makes it seem more important than it is. “overstate” means to say something in a way that makes it seem more important than it is.
Which word means “to say something in a way that makes it seem more important than it is”?
B — overstate. “overstate” means to say something in a way that makes it seem more important than it is.
overstate — to say something in a way that makes it seem more important than it is. In Chinese: 夸大.
overstate is pronounced /ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt/.
Critics warned that the report overstated the economic benefits of the new irrigation system, ignoring its environmental costs. (批评者警告说，该报告夸大了新灌溉系统的经济效益，而忽视了其环境成本。)
exaggerate, overemphasize, inflate — all close in meaning to overstate (to say something in a way that makes it seem more important than it is).
understate, minimize — each the opposite of overstate (to say something in a way that makes it seem more important than it is).
Yes. overstate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.