understate

英语音标

英语翻译

v.轻描淡写地说；少说

英语例句

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。

知识扩展

n.轻描淡写；有保留地陈述

adj.不夸张的；朴素的；简朴的

动词understate的过去式和过去分词形式.