Understate
[ 'ʌndə'steit ]
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vt. 少说，少报;有意识地轻描淡写;
vi. 保守地说;有意轻描淡写;
📝 例句
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。
🌱 联想助记
【记】under-下,state-陈述
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
understate
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）.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,ʌndә'steit]vt. 不完全地陈述, 保守地说, 有意轻描淡写vi. 不完全地陈述, 保守地说, 有意轻描淡写【经】 低估, 少计
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I've been dying to see you.
我一直好想见你。
Kindness will creep where it may not go.
仁慈可进入任何禁地。
the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.
即那座从英国广播公司的广播中全世界都可以听到它的声音的著名大钟。