understating
基本解釋
- v.輕描淡寫地說；少說
英漢例句
- To call this a security hole is to understate the point woefully.
不幸的是,將它稱之爲安全性漏洞是輕描淡寫的說法。 - It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
對問題嚴重性的輕描淡寫是錯誤的。 - Factory managers understate their potential output.
工廠的琯理人員少報他們的潛在産量。 - She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.
她出於道德上的動機,不願爲了少納稅而少報收入。