📉understate (安德斯特特)

verb
/ˌʌndərˈsteɪt/
低估 (dīgu)

含义

To describe something as being less important or serious than it really is.
含义翻译
将某事描述为比实际更不重要或不严重。
Jiāng mǒu shì miáoshù wéi bǐ shíjì gèng bù zhòngyào huò bù yánzhòng.

例句

He tends to understate his achievements.

他倾向于低估自己的成就。
Tā qīngxiàng yú dīgū zìjǐ de chéngjiù.

同义词

downplay, minimize, diminish, belittle

反义词

exaggerate, overstate

搭配词

understate the case, understate the importance, understate the problem

相关词汇

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to flatter or coax someone with kind words or praise in order to influence them

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