understate
英 [?nd?'ste?t]
美['?nd?'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
實用場景例句
- 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。
牛津詞典
- The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...
- 政府故意對物價上漲輕描淡寫。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- That understates my commitment to the orchestra.
- 那沒有充分表達我對管弦樂隊的熱愛。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- 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.
期刊摘選
- She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.
- 他出于道德上的動機,不愿為了少納稅而少報收入.
期刊摘選
- The inflation numbers probably understate the degree of overheating.
- 通脹數據可能還不足說明經濟過熱的程度.
期刊摘選
- Critics argue that the TPI numbers understate levels of activity.
- 一些評論者認為TPI的數據低估了交易活動水平.
期刊摘選
- Factory managers understate their potential output.
- 工廠的管理人員少報他們的潛在產量.
辭典例句
- This approach seems to have worked well, if I may be allowed to understate the obvious.
- 這項方針似乎一直行之有效.對于這眾所周知的事實, 我想我只須輕描淡寫就夠了.
期刊摘選
- The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.
- 政府故意對物價上漲輕描淡寫。
辭典例句
- 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。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》