understate
understate
英[ˌʌndəˈsteɪt]美[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；
第三人称单数：understates;
过去式：understated;
过去分词：understated;
现在分词：understating;
例句
understate a problem低调处理某问题
She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.他出于道德上的动机,不愿为了少纳税而少报收入.
Factory managers understate their potential output.工厂的管理人员少报他们的潜在产量.
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...*府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
反义词
vt.
understate的反义词之：保守地说
exaggerateoverstateunderstate的反义词之：其他释义
overstate柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
不充分如实地陈述；对…轻描淡写；打折扣地说
If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is.
例句
The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...*府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。That understates my commitment to the orchestra.那没有充分表达我对管弦乐队的热爱。英汉词典释义
vt.
很有节制地陈述或表达(某事物)
understate a problem低调处理某问题少说,少报(某数目等)
英英词典释义
Verb
1. represent as less significant or important
