If the theme were hackneyed, I should be obliged to deal gently with the reader.
假如这是个老生常谈的题目, 我只消向读者轻描淡写一番就行了.
词典精选例句
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.
《简明英汉词典》
"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。”
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.
作为女性我们往往不喜夸耀，对自己获得的成功轻描淡写。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
There was something so captivating in his light way of touching these fantastic strings.
他轻描淡写地说出这些荒诞不经的想法时,他的态度是非常动人的.
词典精选例句
'If it was a light answer ,'returned Darnay,'I beg your forgiveness for it.
“ 若是我那回答太轻描淡写,”达尔内回答, “ 我求你原谅.
英汉文学 - 双城记
This approach seems to have worked well, if I may be allowed to understate the obvious.
这项方针似乎一直行之有效.对于这众所周知的事实, 我想我只须轻描淡写就够了.
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The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...
政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
亚历克斯·弗格森刻意选择了轻描淡写，将即将到来的10天称为仅仅是有趣而已。
金山词霸
