understate

understate读音音标

英 [ˌʌndəˈsteɪt]

美 [ˌʌndərˈsteɪt]

understate意思解释

vt.

少说，少报；

有意识地轻描淡写；

vi.

保守地说；

有意轻描淡写；

变形

过去式：understated

过去分词：understated

现在分词：understating

第三人称单数：understates

英英释义

v.

represent as less significant or important

同义词：minimizeminimisedownplay

双语例句

用作动词(v.)To call this a security hole is to understate the point woefully.不幸的是,将它称之为安全性漏洞是轻描淡写的说法。It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.对问题严重性的轻描淡写是错误的。Factory managers understate their potential output.工厂的管理人员少报他们的潜在产量。She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.她出于道德上的动机,不愿为了少纳税而少报收入。