understate

🇺🇸 /ˌʌndərˈsteɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌndəˈsteɪt/
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verb
R

To express something as less significant or less extreme than it actually is.

He understated the risks involved in the investment to attract more investors.

他为了吸引更多投资者,对投资中涉及的风险轻描淡写。

translation

v. 轻描淡写

词形变化

3rd Present understates
Past understated
Perfect understated
Progressive understating