understate

英 [ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt]      美 [ˌʌn.dɚˈsteɪt]
  • vt. 少说,少报;保守地说;有意轻描淡写
  • vi. 保守地说;有意轻描淡写
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understate (v.)
1781, from under + state (v.). Related: Understated; understating.
1. 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。
2. The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.
政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
3. Factory managers understate their potential output.
工厂的管理人员少报他们的潜在产量.
4. Moreover, current estimates probably understate the actual cost of health reform.
此外, 目前的估计可能低估了医疗改革的实际费用.
5. 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.

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