understating是什么意思

2023-12-25 21:30:16

understating

美[ˌʌndərsteɪt] 英[ˌʌndəsteɪt]

v. 轻描淡写地说；少说

过去式：understated 过去分词：understated 现在分词：understating 第三人称单数：understates

近义词：minimize，playdown，devalue，belittle，makelittleof，minimise，downplay，overstate，

Verb

用作动词(v.)

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。
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。
Factory managers understate their potential output.工厂的管理人员少报他们的潜在产量。
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。