understate
understate 英 [ˌʌndəˈsteɪt] 美 [ˌʌndərˈsteɪt]
vt. 少说，少报；保守地说；有意轻描淡写 vi. 保守地说；有意轻描淡写
进行时:understating 过去式:understated 过去分词:understated 第三人称单数:understates 名词复数:understates
- One way to think about the verb understate is as the opposite of "exaggerate." If you want to make something seem smaller or less important than it really is, you're likely to understate it.
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- vt. 少说，少报；保守地说；有意轻描淡写
- vi. 保守地说；有意轻描淡写
- understate (v.) 1781, from under + state (v.). Related: Understated; understating.
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