学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2163 overstate

今天我们要学的词是 overstate. Overstate 做为动词，有夸大的意思。Korean auto¹ makers² Hyundai and Kia will pay the U.S. government a $100 million penalty for overstating fuel economy figures. 韩国汽车制造商现代和起亚因为夸大节油数据，将向美国政府支付一亿美元的罚款。British shopping giant Tesco is under investigation³ for overstating its profits in the first half of the year by $263 million. 英国零售巨头特易购因为将今年上半年的盈利额多报了2.63亿美元，正在接受调查。好的，今天我们学习的词是 overstate, overstate, overstate...

1 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

2 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。