音标:[.ʌndә'steit] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
v. 不完全地陈述, 保守地说, 有意轻描淡写
v. represent as less significant or important
词型变化:过去分词 : understated ; 过去式 : understated ; 第三人称单数 : understates ; 现在分词 : understating ; 名词复数形式 : understates
考试类型:[GRE]
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understate的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. To call this a security hole is to understate the point woefully.不幸的是,将它称之为安全性漏洞是轻描淡写的说法。
  2. It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.对问题严重性的轻描淡写是错误的。
  3. Factory managers understate their potential output.工厂的管理人员少报他们的潜在产量。
  4. She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.她出于道德上的动机,不愿为了少纳税而少报收入。

经典引文

  • These figures may well understate the truth.

    出自:Economist
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