[with obj.]sell more of (something) than exists or can be delivered (超出供应力地)过多出售 he defrauded investors by deliberately overselling time shares. 他故意卖空期货股来蒙骗投资者。 ■exaggerate the merits of 过分吹嘘 computer-aided software engineering has been oversold. 计算机辅助软件工程的优点被夸大了。