Wordiyounderstate
🇬🇧 UK/ʌndə'steɪt/🇺🇸 US/.ʌndә'steit/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To describe something as smaller or less important than it really is; to downplay.
轻描淡写；保守地陈述；低报
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.greatly understate严重低估
- 2.tend to understate倾向于轻描淡写
- 3.[understate the importance]低估其重要性
- 4.understate the case保守陈述事实
Example Sentences
- 1.
To say the project was challenging would be to understate the enormous difficulties we faced.
- 2.
The report significantly understated the environmental impact of the factory's emissions.
- 3.
He tends to understate his achievements out of modesty.