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understate vt.少说，少报;有意识地轻描淡写;vi.保守地说;有意轻描淡写; third:understates~done:understated~ing:understating~past:understated~

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

单词	understate
音标	英[ˌʌndəˈsteɪt] 美[ˌʌndərˈsteɪt]
解释	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	VERB 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. 例：The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。例：That understates my commitment to the orchestra.那没有充分表达我对管弦乐队的热爱。
变形	third:understates~done:understated~ing:understating~past:understated~

Understate 英[ˌʌndəˈsteɪt 美[ˌʌndərˈsteɪt Vt.少说，少报;有意识地轻描淡写;Vi.保守地说;有意轻描淡写 Verb 不充分如实地陈述；对…轻描淡写；打折扣地说 Describe Suggests