understate
['ʌndə'steit]
v.轻描淡写地说, 少说
例句与用法:
Am I to understand that you refuse?
我是不是应当认为你拒不接受?
I don't understand what you are saying.
我不知道你在说什么。
If you can't do it, I will understand.
如果你不会做这件事的话,我可以理解。
词形变化:
动词过去式: understated | 动词过去分词: understated | 动词现在分词: understating | 动词第三人称单数: understates |
详细释义:
vt.
1. 不充分地陈述, 保守地说
2. 少说, 少报