understating的中文翻译是什么意思

understating

/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtɪŋ/

v. 很有节制地陈述或表达(某事物)( understate的现在分词 ); 少说,少报(某数目等)

understating柯林斯释义

VERB不充分如实地陈述;对…轻描淡写;打折扣地说

If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is.

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

    政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。

  • That understates my commitment to the orchestra.

    那没有充分表达我对管弦乐队的热爱。

understating场景例句

I thought that they were understating the benefit from cheap consumer goods.

我原以为他们理解便宜的消费品给他们带来的好处.

And he was probably understating the truth.

他所暗示的,或许就是这个真理.