understate
vt. 少說,少報; 有意識地輕描淡寫
vi. 保守地說; 有意輕描淡寫
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...
政府故意對物價上漲輕描淡寫。
That understates my commitment to the orchestra.
那沒有充分表達我對管絃樂隊的熱愛。
1. represent as less significant or important
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.
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.
The inflation numbers probably understate the degree of overheating.
通脹資料可能還不足說明經濟過熱的程度.
Critics argue that the TPI numbers understate levels of activity.
一些評論者認為TPI的資料低估了交易活動水平.
Factory managers understate their potential output.
工廠的管理人員少報他們的潛在產量.