understate

[ˌʌndəˈsteɪt]
  • 释义
  • vt.

    少说，少报;有意识地轻描淡写;

  • vi.

    保守地说;有意轻描淡写;

  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    That understates my commitment to the orchestra.

    那没有充分表达我对管弦乐队的热爱。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    The inflation numbers probably understate the degree of overheating.

    通胀数据可能还不足说明经济过热的程度.

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  • 3、

    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。

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  • 4、

    The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.

    政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。

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  • 5、

    Factory managers understate their potential output.

    工厂的管理人员少报他们的潜在产量.

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  • 6、

    Critics argue that the TPI numbers understate levels of activity.

    一些评论者认为TPI的数据低估了交易活动水平.

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  • 7、

    The press have tended to understate the extent of the problem.

    媒体想淡化问题的严重程度。

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  • 8、

    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.

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  • 9、

    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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  • 10、

    The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...

    政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 11、

    This approach seems to have worked well, if I may be allowed to understate the obvious.

    这项方针似乎一直行之有效.对于这众所周知的事实, 我想我只须轻描淡写就够了.

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