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词汇 if-not-downright
释义

if not downright


phrase
used when you want to emphasize that something is or may be even worse than it seems at first:
The working conditions are unhealthy, if not downright (= and probably extremely) dangerous.这种工作环境即使称不上非常危险,也是对身体有害的。
There was a lot of indifference to his efforts, if not downright hostility.
It's certainly immoral, if not downright illegal.
The result could be confusion, if not downright chaos.
Many scientists remain cautious if not downright dismissive about the alleged link between additives and cancer.
See also
downrightinformal
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