英语词汇“understate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

One way to think about the verb understate is as the opposite of "exaggerate." If you want to make something seem smaller or less important than it really is, you're likely to understate it.

If you don't want your grandmother to worry about you, you might be tempted to understate, or downplay, the trouble you've had finding a new job. Business owners might understate their financial problems when they're applying for a bank loan, and a new student might understate her experience speaking French so as not to embarrass her inept French teacher.

WORD FAMILY

understate: understated, understatement, understates, understating+/interstate: interstates/misstate: misstated, misstatement, misstates, misstating/misstatement: misstatements/overstate: overstated, overstatement, overstates, overstating/overstatement: overstatements/restate: restated, restatement, restates, restating/restatement: restatements/state: interstate, intrastate, misstate, overstate, restate, stated, stateless, statement, stater, states, stating, understate/stated: statedly, unstated/statement: statements/stater: staters/understated: understatedly/understatement: understatements

USAGE EXAMPLES

It is difficult to understate how important earning a bye was for the Chiefs.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

A charming, understated work directed by Claude Barras and set in an orphanage, it’s slated for U.S. release in late February.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016)

Casually elegant — and unselfconsciously gorgeous — her understated paintings strike just the right balance between restraint and abandon.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016)

v represent as less significant or important

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

downplay, minimise, minimize

amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

trivialise, trivialize

make trivial or insignificant

inform

impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

单词	understate
释义	understate (once / 3849 pages) v One way to think about the verb understate is as the opposite of "exaggerate." If you want to make something seem smaller or less important than it really is, you're likely to understate it. If you don't want your grandmother to worry about you, you might be tempted to understate, or downplay, the trouble you've had finding a new job. Business owners might understate their financial problems when they're applying for a bank loan, and a new student might understate her experience speaking French so as not to embarrass her inept French teacher. WORD FAMILY understate: understated, understatement, understates, understating+/interstate: interstates/misstate: misstated, misstatement, misstates, misstating/misstatement: misstatements/overstate: overstated, overstatement, overstates, overstating/overstatement: overstatements/restate: restated, restatement, restates, restating/restatement: restatements/state: interstate, intrastate, misstate, overstate, restate, stated, stateless, statement, stater, states, stating, understate/stated: statedly, unstated/statement: statements/stater: staters/understated: understatedly/understatement: understatements USAGE EXAMPLES It is difficult to understate how important earning a bye was for the Chiefs. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) A charming, understated work directed by Claude Barras and set in an orphanage, it’s slated for U.S. release in late February. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Casually elegant — and unselfconsciously gorgeous — her understated paintings strike just the right balance between restraint and abandon. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) v represent as less significant or important Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper downplay, minimise, minimize amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth trivialise, trivialize make trivial or insignificant inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
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