oversimplify
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++o·ver·sim·pli·fy /ˌəʊvəˈsɪmplɪfaɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (oversimplified, oversimplifying, oversimplifies) [intransitive, transitive] SIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATEDto describe something in a way that is too simple and ignores many facts 陈述过于简略，使…过于简单化 To describe all these people as refugees is to oversimplify the situation. 将所有这些人都称为难民是把情况过于简化了。 —oversimplification /ˌəʊvəsɪmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən $ ˌoʊvər-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
oversimplify• The picture of conservation presented here is somewhat oversimplified.• Unfortunately, though this description tells part of the truth, it is greatly oversimplified.• Again the relationship between curriculum and culture is oversimplified.• The interpretation of the complex world of human affairs in terms of an experimental analysis is no doubt often oversimplified.• It would be a grave error to oversimplify any of these outcomes.• An oversimplified but instructive point can be made by considering the fate of carbohydrates transported to the lunar base from Earth.• I know I'm oversimplifying, but these are the values on which I try to base my decisions.• There's a tendency in news reports to oversimplify complex issues to make the news more entertaining.• Oh how she oversimplifies her history.• Although often oversimplified or oversold, some of the principles of the human potential movement bear on business organizations.• Elder's article greatly oversimplifies the causes of the current crisis.o·ver·sim·pli·fy verbChineseSyllable
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oversimplify
o‧ver‧sim‧pli‧fy /ˌəʊvəˈsɪmpləfaɪ, ˌəʊvəˈsɪmplɪfaɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/
verb (past tense and past participle oversimplified, present participle oversimplifying, third person singular oversimplifies) [intransitive and transitive]
to describe something in a way that is too simple and ignores many facts:
To describe all these people as refugees is to oversimplify the situation.
—oversimplification /ˌəʊvəsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌəʊvəsɪmplɪfəˈkeɪʃən $ ˌoʊvər-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
o‧ver‧sim‧pli‧fy /ˌəʊvəˈsɪmpləfaɪ, ˌəʊvəˈsɪmplɪfaɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/
verb (past tense and past participle oversimplified, present participle oversimplifying, third person singular oversimplifies) [intransitive and transitive]to describe something in a way that is too simple and ignores many facts:
—oversimplification /ˌəʊvəsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌəʊvəsɪmplɪfəˈkeɪʃən $ ˌoʊvər-/ noun [uncountable and countable]