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understate [ˌʌndərˈsteɪt]

vt. 少说，少报; 有意识地轻描淡写;
vi. 保守地说; 有意轻描淡写;
过去式：: understated 过去分词：: understated 现在分词：: understating 第三人称单数：: understates
[反义词] 保守地说: exaggerate overstate

例句:

  • 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。
  • The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.
    政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
  • Factory managers understate their potential output.
    工厂的管理人员少报他们的潜在产量.
  • But Kuch says that may understate the problem.
    来自VOA
  • These figures may well understate the truth.
    来自Economist
  • That can understate borrowing at schools with high drop out rates.
    来自WSJ