单词：understate
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]
考试类型：[GRE]
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understate的用法和样例：
例句
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。
经典引文
These figures may well understate the truth.
出自：Economist
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