英语词汇understatement的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

understatement /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt $ -dər-/ noun a statement that is not strong enough to express how good, bad, impressive etc something really isadjectivesa huge/massive/gross understatement To say he was upset would be a gross understatement.typical/characteristic understatement (=that is typical of the way someone talks) “It went OK,” he said with typical understatement.phrasesbe something of an understatement/a bit of an understatement (=used to emphasize that something is an understatement) She described the house as ‘large’, which was something of an understatement.the understatement of the week/month/year etc (=used to refer to a very large understatement) “This could be a slight problem,” he said, in the understatement of the year.to say ... is an understatement. To say I’m disappointed is an understatement.

词组	understatement
释义	understatement /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt $ -dər-/ noun a statement that is not strong enough to express how good, bad, impressive etc something really isadjectivesa huge/massive/gross understatement To say he was upset would be a gross understatement.typical/characteristic understatement (=that is typical of the way someone talks) “It went OK,” he said with typical understatement.phrasesbe something of an understatement/a bit of an understatement (=used to emphasize that something is an understatement) She described the house as ‘large’, which was something of an understatement.the understatement of the week/month/year etc (=used to refer to a very large understatement) “This could be a slight problem,” he said, in the understatement of the year.to say ... is an understatement. To say I’m disappointed is an understatement.
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