understate的意思

understate

英式音标['ʌndɚ'stet]
美式英标[ʌndə'steɪt]

基本解释

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

英文词源

understate (v.): 1781, from under + state (v.). Related: Understated; understating.

实用例句

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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