understates

英 [ˌʌndəˈsteɪts]

美 [ˌʌndərˈsteɪts]

v.  轻描淡写; 避重就轻地说
understate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 不充分如实地陈述；对…轻描淡写；打折扣地说
  If youunderstatesomething, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is.
  1. The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...
     政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
  2. That understates my commitment to the orchestra.
     那没有充分表达我对管弦乐队的热爱。

双语例句

• The investors feel some Mongolians do not understand that, because of taxes and royalties, the government's34% share grossly understates the benefits it will receive from the project.
  投资者们感到，由于在税收与权利金上的收益，政府从这一项目得到的好处将远远超过表面上34%的股份，而一些蒙古人对此并不清楚。
• That understates my commitment to the orchestra.
  那没有充分表达我对管弦乐队的热爱。
• Some economists argue it understates the'real'inflation figure.
  一些经济学家认为，这个指标低估了“真实”的通胀水平。
• She believes the research understates the amount of discrimination women suffer.
  她相信这项研究没有充分表述妇女所受的歧视。
• The third and biggest problem, pension costs, both increases current cash expenses and artificially understates what the States should be spending today.
  第三，也是最大的问题是养老金支出，不仅增加了当前的现金支出，也人为地低估了当前州级政府的应支出水平。
• Opponents say this understates the potential value to Google in the long run.
  反对者们表示，这种说法低估了谷歌长期的潜在价值。
• This undoubtedly understates, or rather lags, the damage.
  该数据无疑低估（或者更准确地说是滞后）了实际受损情况。
• It understates the obstacles to across-the-board austerity.
  它低估了全面紧缩的障碍。
• An international lawyer who frequents Shanghai jokes about companies with three sets of books: one for international investors ( which overstates profits); one for the taxman ( which understates profits); and one recording the truth.
  一位经常去上海的国际律师开玩笑说，企业有三本账：一本给国际投资者看（夸大利润）；一本给税务人员看（少报利润）；一本记录着实情。
• Converting China's GDP into dollars at market exchange rates therefore understates the true size of its faster-growing economy and, in turn, understates world growth.
  将中国的GDP以市场汇率转换成美元以此不能描述中国快速发展经济的正真水平并且进一步描述世界的增长。