understate
US /ˌʌn.dɚˈsteɪt/
UK /ˌʌn.dɚˈsteɪt/
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轻描淡写
to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is:
示例:
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She believes the research understates the amount of discrimination women suffer.
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