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understate

英[ˌʌndə'steɪt] 美[ˌʌndər'steɪt]

v.轻描淡写地说；少说

【过去式:】understated
【过去分词:】understated
【现在分词:】understating
【第三人称单数:】understates

英英释义

词典解释

网络解释

Verb:

represent as less significant or important

1.不充分如实地陈述；对…轻描淡写；打折扣地说
If youunderstate 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 tounderstate 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

例句

经典引文

用作动词(v.)

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是轻描淡写的说法。
It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
对问题严重性的轻描淡写是错误的。
Factory managers understate their potential output.
工厂的管理人员少报他们的潜在产量。
She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.
她出于道德上的动机,不愿为了少纳税而少报收入。