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Understate 无 ʌndə'Steit V.掩饰地说,轻描淡写地说 V State Related Understated

单词 understate
音标 ['ʌndə'steit]
解释 v.掩饰地说,轻描淡写地说
红宝书
字源 understate (v.)
1781, from under + state (v.). Related: Understated; understating.
不择手段背单词 v. 打着折扣说; 有意轻描淡写
【记】under下, state(v 陈述), d: 轻描淡写
【参】understock(n 存货不足); underutilize(v 未充分使用)
【反】bombastic(adj 夸大的; 言过其实的)-understated
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