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understate

/ˌʌn.dərˈsteɪt/

翻译: 动词,表示把某事物说得比实际情况更不重要、更不严重或不那么极端;也可指轻描淡写、有所保留地陈述。

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词语关系

verb

/ˌʌn.dərˈsteɪt/C1formal
  • zh动词,表示把某事物说得比实际情况更不重要、更不严重或不那么极端;也可指轻描淡写、有所保留地陈述。

A verb used to describe the act of describing something as less important, serious, or extreme than it really is.

  1. Represent as less significant or importantB2formal

    To describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, or extreme than it really is.

    zh轻描淡写

    • He understated the severity of the problem to avoid panic.
    • The report understated the financial losses of the company.
    • She tends to understate her achievements during interviews.

    同义词belittlede-emphasizedownplayminimizeplay downtrivializeunderplay

    反义词exaggerateoveremphasizeoverstate

词形
  • understated past participle
  • understated past simple
  • understating present participle
  • understates third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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