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 do care.
我真的关心。
I don't want to be lonely the rest of my life.
可我不想余生过得那么孤独。
John Dewey has said in all seriousness that the part played by custom in shaping the behaviour of the individual,as against any way in which he can affect traditional custom,
风俗在形成个人行为方面所起的作用和一个对风俗的任何影响相比，