To put it mildly
说得婉转些
🧩 词语组成解析
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
put
[pʊt]
vt. 放;表达;给予（重视、信任、价值等）;使处于（某种状态）;
vt.& vi. 使感觉到;使受到…的影响;
vi. 说;猛推;将…送往;使与…连接;
n. [方]笨蛋，怪人;对策;
adj. 固定的;不动的;
it
[ɪt]
pron. 它;他;正好是所需的;事实[情况];
n. <美俚>傻瓜，笨蛋;<俚>绝妙的人;理想的东西;登峰造极;
mildly
['maildli]
adv. 和善地;轻微地;说得委婉些;说得好听一点;
🗣️ 情景例句
I never really thought about being a mother as a career.
我真的从来没有想到做母亲还是一种事业。
Shall we start the meeting now?
我们现在开始开会好吗？
that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic and the first samples were collected by dredging the bottom.
才在大西洋测得一个个海水深度，同时通过挖掘海底，取得了研究海底的首批样品。