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词汇 understate
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understate

verb
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪt/
/ˌʌndərˈsteɪt/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they understate
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪt/
/ˌʌndərˈsteɪt/
he / she / it understates
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪts/
/ˌʌndərˈsteɪts/
past simple understated
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtɪd/
/ˌʌndərˈsteɪtɪd/
past participle understated
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtɪd/
/ˌʌndərˈsteɪtɪd/
-ing form understating
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtɪŋ/
/ˌʌndərˈsteɪtɪŋ/
  1. understate something to state that something is smaller, less important or less serious than it really is轻描淡写;避重就轻地说
    • It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.淡化问题的严重性是错误的。
    • The figures probably understate the real unemployment rate.这些数字很可能低估了真实的失业率。
    • To say that the reviews were mixed is to understate the case—the cons far outweighed the pros.说评论好坏参半是轻描淡写——弊远大于利。
    opposite overstate
    Collocations DictionaryUnderstate is used with these nouns as the object:
    • case
    • extent
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