例句

• ‘A little strange’ is a gross understatement. “有一点奇怪”绝对是轻描淡写。
• To say he wasn’t amused must be the understatement of the year. 说他不感兴趣肯定说轻了。
• understate a problem 低调处理某问题
• I fear that I underrate the difficulty of the task. 我担心我低估了这项任务的困难。
• underplay one’s difficulties 掩饰自己的困难
• The underdogs were beginning to organize their protests. 受压迫的人准备进行抗议。
• We’re playing a losing game by trying to undercut our competitor’s prices all the time. 我们采用削价与我们的竞争对手抢生意,这是一件无胜利希望的事。
• To a Japanese, spilling anything is uncouth. 对日本人来说, 泼溅任何东西都是不文明的。
• an unconscionable rogue 恣意妄为的流氓
• an uncommitted delegate 不承担义务的代表
• an uncommitted crime 未遂罪
• an uncanny ability to foresee the future 预见未来的神奇本领
• An uncanny light seemed to be coming from the castle. 一道神秘的光像是从古堡中射出的。
• His powers of observation were uncanny. 他的观察能力非常惊人。
• Who is going to umpire? 谁来当裁判?
• I’ve umpired a cricket match for them. 我当过他们的板球比赛的裁判。
• umpire a dispute 对纠纷进行仲裁
• She took umbrage at my remarks about her hair. 我对她头发的评论使她很不高兴。
• I suspect he may have had ulterior motives for being so generous. 我怀疑他如此慷慨大方也许是别有用心。
• I want to know what is our ulterior action. 我想要知道下一步的行动是什么。