understate
英 [?nd?'ste?t]
美['?nd?'stet]
- vt. 少說(shuō)，少報(bào)；保守地說(shuō)；有意輕描淡寫(xiě)
- vi. 保守地說(shuō)；有意輕描淡寫(xiě)
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
- 對(duì)該問(wèn)題的嚴(yán)重性輕描淡寫(xiě)是錯(cuò)誤的。
牛津詞典
- The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...
- 政府故意對(duì)物價(jià)上漲輕描淡寫(xiě)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- That understates my commitment to the orchestra.
- 那沒(méi)有充分表達(dá)我對(duì)管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)的熱愛(ài)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Moreover, current estimates probably understate the actual cost of health reform.
- 此外, 目前的估計(jì)可能低估了醫(yī)療改革的實(shí)際費(fèi)用.
期刊摘選
- She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.
- 他出于道德上的動(dòng)機(jī),不愿為了少納稅而少報(bào)收入.
期刊摘選
- The inflation numbers probably understate the degree of overheating.
- 通脹數(shù)據(jù)可能還不足說(shuō)明經(jīng)濟(jì)過(guò)熱的程度.
期刊摘選
- Critics argue that the TPI numbers understate levels of activity.
- 一些評(píng)論者認(rèn)為T(mén)PI的數(shù)據(jù)低估了交易活動(dòng)水平.
期刊摘選
- Factory managers understate their potential output.
- 工廠的管理人員少報(bào)他們的潛在產(chǎn)量.
辭典例句
- This approach seems to have worked well, if I may be allowed to understate the obvious.
- 這項(xiàng)方針?biāo)坪跻恢毙兄行?對(duì)于這眾所周知的事實(shí), 我想我只須輕描淡寫(xiě)就夠了.
期刊摘選
- The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.
- 政府故意對(duì)物價(jià)上漲輕描淡寫(xiě)。
辭典例句
- It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
- 對(duì)該問(wèn)題的嚴(yán)重性輕描淡寫(xiě)是錯(cuò)誤的。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》