understate
美音:[´ʌndəs´teıt
]
英音:[´ʌndəs´teıt
]
v.打着折扣说,保守地说,有意轻描淡写
难易程度:
understate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:understated 过去分词:understated 现在分词:understating 第三人称单数:understates
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understate
/,ʌndə'steɪt; ,ʌndɚ`stet/
v [Tn]
1 state or express (sth) in a very controlled way 很有节制地陈述或表达（某事物）
*understate one's views, feelings, reactions,etc 轻描淡写地表达自己的观点、感情、反应等
* She gave a beautifully understated performance as Ophelia. 她扮演奥菲利亚这一角色用低调处理, 恰如其分.
2 state that (a number, etc) is less than it really is 少说, 少报（某数目等）
*understate one's losses, eg of money, troops 少报损失（如金钱、兵员的损失）.
v [Tn]
1 state or express (sth) in a very controlled way 很有节制地陈述或表达（某事物）
*understate one's views, feelings, reactions,etc 轻描淡写地表达自己的观点、感情、反应等
* She gave a beautifully understated performance as Ophelia. 她扮演奥菲利亚这一角色用低调处理, 恰如其分.
2 state that (a number, etc) is less than it really is 少说, 少报（某数目等）
*understate one's losses, eg of money, troops 少报损失（如金钱、兵员的损失）.
understate
v [T]
to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important or serious than it really is
≠ overstate
The press have tended to understate the extent of the problem.
to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important or serious than it really is
≠ overstate
The press have tended to understate the extent of the problem.
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