overselling v. 过分吹嘘,售出过多(oversell的现在分词)
n. 超卖;卖空
- Lenny Smith, professor of statistics at the London School of Economics, said that scientists risk "blatantly overselling what we know.
伦敦经济学院统计学教授莱尼·史密斯说,目前很多科学家研究成果过分地夸大,这将产生很多负面影响,也浪费大量宝贵时间。 - That said, Messier Services undertakes more than 300 ship-set overhauls per year and has a policy of not overselling its workshop capability.
也就是说,梅西埃-道蒂公司每年承担300多批大修工作,而且公司的政策是不得超售其大修能力。 - Meanwhile, Ed Zander continued to reap the dividends of Geoffrey's work as the company made billions in profit from overselling the RAZR for years.
与此同时,EdZander在随后几年中,继续从Geoffrey的RAZR给公司带来的亿万收入分得股息。
Oversell \O`ver*sell`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oversold}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Overselling}. ]
1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling
price.
One whose beauty
Would oversell all Italy. --Beau. & Fl.
2. To sell beyond means of delivery. [Brokers' Cant]
{Oversold market} (Brokers' Cant), a market in which stocks
or commodities have been sold ``short'' to such an extent
that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery.