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understate

英  [ˌʌndəˈsteɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • understates , understating , understated

    1[T 及物动词] 不充分陈述

    If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is.

    双语例句

    例:

    The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.

    政府故意对价格的上涨轻描淡写。

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