understate
英 [?nd?'ste?t]
美 ['?nd?'stet]
- vt. 少說，少報；保守地說；有意輕描淡寫
- vi. 保守地說；有意輕描淡寫
英文詞源
- understate (v.)
- 1781, from under + state (v.). Related: Understated; understating.
雙語例句
- 1. It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
- 對該問題的嚴(yán)重性輕描淡寫是錯誤的。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.
- 政府故意對物價上漲輕描淡寫。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Factory managers understate their potential output.
- 工廠的管理人員少報他們的潛在產(chǎn)量.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Moreover, current estimates probably understate the actual cost of health reform.
- 此外, 目前的估計可能低估了醫(yī)療改革的實際費(fèi)用.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.
- 他出于道德上的動機(jī),不愿為了少納稅而少報收入.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)