adumbrate understatement underplay touch on lightly be said as if by the way a light sketch and simple writing mention lightly
Television has been accused of soft-pedalling bad news.
有人指责电视对坏消息轻描淡写。
—— 给力词典精选It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
对该问题的严重性轻描淡写是错误的。
—— 给力词典精选´A little strange´is a gross understatement.
“ 有一点奇怪”绝对是轻描淡写。
—— 给力词典精选He simply skated over the difficulties there would be if we moved to Singapore.
他只是轻描淡写地讲了一下如果我们移居新加坡可能会遇到的困难。
—— 给力词典精选At his trial, he tried to minimize his behavior.
接受审判的时候,他企图对自己的行为轻描淡写。
—— 辞典例句