To overrate something is to judge it as better, more important, or more useful than it really is. Reviewers overrate a film; fans overrate a player; a school might overrate a test. The word has an edge: you are saying someone gave it too high a place.

To overrate something把某樣東西高估 is就是 to judge it把它評斷得 than it really is比它實際的樣子 better, more important, or more useful更好更重要或更有用 Reviewers影評人 overrate a film會高估一部電影 fans粉絲 overrate a player會高估一個球員 a school學校 might overrate a test可能會高估一次考試 The word這個字 has an edge帶點鋒利 you are saying你是在說 someone某人 gave it too high a place把它捧得太高了

In everyday talk you will hear the -ed form much more than the plain verb — “That restaurant is overrated.” The verb itself is a little more formal and shows up in reviews and arguments.

In everyday talk在日常對話中 than the plain verb比起原形動詞 you will hear much more你更常聽到 the -ed form-ed形式 “That restaurant is overrated.”就像「那家餐廳被高估了。」 The verb itself動詞本身 is a little more formal稍微正式一點 and shows up也常出現 in reviews and arguments在評論和爭論裡

Though actually, to overrate is not the same as to like something a lot. You can love a song and still not overrate it. Overrating is about the score you give it in your head, next to what it deserves.

Though actually不過 to overrate高估 to like something a lot跟很喜歡一樣東西 is not the same as是不一樣的 You can love a song你可以很愛一首歌 and still not overrate it卻依然不高估它 Overrating高估 is about是關於 the score you give it in your head你在心裡給它打的分數 next to what it deserves相對於它應得的分數

There is a quieter noun, overrate, for the act of doing this, but most people just use the verb.

There is a quieter noun, overrate,有一個比較少見的名詞overrate for the act of doing this指做這件事的行為 but most people但大部分人 just use the verb只用動詞