understate基本解释
v.轻描淡写地说;少说
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过去式: understated 过去分词: understated 现在分词: understating 第三人称单数: understates
基本词汇
v.轻描淡写地说;少说
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过去式: understated 过去分词: understated 现在分词: understating 第三人称单数: understates
verb
1. represent as less significant or important
Synonym: minimizeminimisedownplay
1. 不充分如实地陈述;对…轻描淡写;打折扣地说
If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is.
e.g. The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...
政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
e.g. That understates my commitment to the orchestra.
那没有充分表达我对管弦乐队的热爱。
1. 打着折扣说:understate 保守地说 | understate 打着折扣说 | understated 保守的说
2. understate
2. 轻描淡写:manageable 便于管理 | understate 轻描淡写 | culture-specific 某一文化所特有的
3. 低估,少计:understandability可理解性 | understate低估,少计 | understock存货不足
These figures may well understate the truth.
出自:Economist