To say we were pleased is an understatement .
只说我们高兴 真 是 轻描淡写。
Saying ' Beijing has a traffic problem ' is something of an understatement .
说北京有交通拥堵问题有点 太 轻描淡写了。
' We both have an interesting 10 days coming up ' said Alex Ferguson with studied understatement .
亚历克斯·弗格森故作 轻描淡写地说:“我们都即将迎来 愉快的10天。”
To say I 'm disappointed is an understatement
说我失望 那 是 说 得 太 轻了 。
They are disfunctional is an understatement .
这是一个 保守 的 说法。
That 's a bit of an understatement .
那有点 夸张了。
ALDA 's improperly intrude depiction is an understatement .
阿尔达的“不当入侵”的描述是 轻描淡写。
' A little strange'is a gross understatement .
“有一点奇怪”绝对是 轻描淡写。
And probably the understatement of all time would be that I have learned a lot along the way .
一直以来 保守的说法是,一路上我学到了很多。
To say that you 've come a long way is an understatement .
说你历经了 千辛万苦一 点 也 不为 过。
Describing that as Commedia is I admit an understatement .
我承认,将这形容为喜剧,是一种 不到位的 说法。
To say that the stylesheets I have introduced in this article are simplistic would be an understatement .
如果要说本文中介绍的样式表很简单,就太 过 谨慎了。
Misidentification is perhaps an understatement here .
误认在这里也许是一种 轻描淡写。
This proved something of an understatement .
这其实是一种 低调 的 说法。
Probably an understatement : A lot of times what people want is a listening ear .
很可能是 轻描淡写, 但很多时候,人们想要的只是一只倾听的耳朵。
To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement .
如果说那一餐和它的创造者挑战了我的成见罚款烹调是 轻描淡写。
To say Goop has its detractors would be an understatement .
说有人诋毁 Goop算是 客气的了。
To say that not everybody agrees with this theory would be an understatement .
说并非所有人都赞同这一理论,是 客气 的 说法。
That is something of an understatement .
但有一个 因素 被 低估了。
He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed .
他 极力 轻描淡写地跟我们说他感到失望。
I came at quite an interesting time Mr Ritchie recalls with understatement .
我是在一个非常有趣的时间点上任的,里奇 轻描淡写 地回忆说。
A Pragmatic Study of Understatement in the Acadians
《阿卡迪亚人》中 低调 陈述的语用研究
But now in Britain proud traditions of cynicism and understatement have been cast aside .
而现在,英国也已把引以为豪的犬儒主义和 言语 节制的传统抛诸脑后。
That I thought could be the understatement of the year .
我想那可能是当年 少 报 的 数字。
We have $ 800bn Bernanke replied though even that astronomical number was an understatement .
我们有8000亿美元,伯南克回答道,尽管这个天文数字也还是 低估了实际所需的规模。
I 'd say that 's an understatement .
可能我说 得 太 保守了。
Oh come on you know that 's a gross understatement . she 's an absolute beauty .
喔, 少来了, 不用 讲你 也知道那是个粗略的 保守 说法。她绝对是个大美人。
He was getting very hard to live with and that 's the understatement of the year .
说他很不好相处,那 简直 是 说 得 太 客气了。
I am a terrible linguist but I hope a reasonable investor Mr Bolton says with understatement .
我不是一个出色的语言学家,但我希望自己是个理性的投资者,波顿 轻描淡写 地说道。
Altering the meaning of a term from positive to negative . an understatement that expresses an affirmative thought negatively .
表否定的将一个词的意义由肯定变为否定的以否定形式表达肯定意思的 陈述。
美[ˈʌndərsteɪtmənt]英[ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt]
n.轻描淡写保守的陈述