understate是什麽意思

understate

英 [ʌndə'steɪt] 美 ['ʌndɚ'stet]

vt. 少說，少報；保守地說；有意輕描淡寫
vi. 保守地說；有意輕描淡寫

英文詞源

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

雙語例句

1. It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.: 對該問題的嚴重性輕描淡寫是錯誤的。

2. The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.: 政府故意對物價上漲輕描淡寫。

3. Factory managers understate their potential output.: 工廠的管理人員少報他們的潛在產量.

4. Moreover, current estimates probably understate the actual cost of health reform.: 此外, 目前的估計可能低估了醫療改革的實際費用.

5. She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.: 他出於道德上的動機,不願為了少納稅而少報收入.

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