英
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美
[??nd?r'ste?t]
- v. 輕描淡寫(xiě)地說(shuō)；少說(shuō)
understate的用法和樣例：
例句
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
- To call this a security hole is to understate the point woefully.
不幸的是,將它稱(chēng)之為安全性漏洞是輕描淡寫(xiě)的說(shuō)法。 - It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
對問(wèn)題嚴重性的輕描淡寫(xiě)是錯誤的。 - Factory managers understate their potential output.
工廠(chǎng)的管理人員少報他們的潛在產(chǎn)量。 - She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.
她出于道德上的動(dòng)機,不愿為了少納稅而少報收入。
經(jīng)典引文
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These figures may well understate the truth.
出自：Economist
understate的相關(guān)資料：
近反義詞
【近義詞】
- minimize 將 ... 減到最少...
- play down 降低
- devalue 貶值
- belittle 輕視
- make little of 不重視
- minimise 盡量減少
- downplay 低估
【反義詞】
- overstate 夸大的敘述
