understate

understate [ˌʌndəˈsteɪt]  [ˌʌndərˈsteɪt] 

第三人称单数:understates

现在分词:understating

过去分词:understated

understate

过去式:understated

understate 基本解释

understate的意思

及物动词少说,少报; 有意识地轻描淡写

不及物动词保守地说; 有意轻描淡写

understate 反义词

understate

及物动词overstate exaggerate

understate 网络解释

1. 打着折扣说:understate 保守地说 | understate 打着折扣说 | understated 保守的说

2. 轻描淡写:manageable 便于管理 | understate 轻描淡写 | culture-specific 某一文化所特有的

3. 低估,少计:understandability可理解性 | understate低估,少计 | understock存货不足

understate 词典解释

1. 不充分如实地陈述;对…轻描淡写;打折扣地说
    If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is.

    e.g. The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...
           政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
    e.g. That understates my commitment to the orchestra.
           那没有充分表达我对管弦乐队的热爱。

understate 单语例句

1. Some might argue that this testing was overly punitive, while others might claim it could understate the potential need for additional capital.

2. Congressmen of both parties could not afford to understate the interest of the taxpayers.

3. It has become habitual for governments at various levels to overstate achievements and understate deficiencies.

4. understate

4. That finding suggests Canadians and Americans share one characteristic - they tend to understate their heft.

5. Duan says he used to understate the risks of operations in order to alleviate patient anxiety.

6. understate的翻译

6. However, we should not understate their policy and strategic difference in the long term.

understate 英英释义

verb

1. 911chaxun查询·英语单词

1. represent as less significant or important

    Synonym: minimize minimise downplay