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understate

/ˌʌndəˈsteɪt/ /ˌʌndərˈsteɪt/
  • v.
    轻描淡写;避重就轻地说;不充分陈述
第三人称单数understates
现在分词understating
过去式understated
过去分词understated
TOEFLGRESAT

双语例句

  1. It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
    对该问题的严重性轻描淡写是错误的。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. These figures may understate actual price declines.
    这些数字可能低估实际价格的下跌。
  3. To call this a security hole is to understate the point woefully.
    不幸的是,将它称之为安全性漏洞有些轻描淡写。

网络短语

  • understate one's loss
    含蓄地陈述损害
  • flamboyant understate
    辉耀的保守估计
  • understate a problem
    低调处理某问题
  • understate the problem
    低估问题
  • Understate the number of deaths
    将死亡人数说得比实际数目少

同根词

adj.
understated低调的;朴素的;轻描淡写的;不夸张的
n.
understatement保守的陈述;不充分的陈述;有保留的陈述

英英释义

  • v.represent as less significant or important

词源

  • understate
    under- +‎ state