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

• That understates my commitment to the orchestra.
  那没有充分表达我对管弦乐队的热爱。
• This understates the magnitude of the problem.
  这缩小了问题的严重性。
• 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。
• But even this GDP comparison understates the achievement of Zhejiang because GDP may not reflect accurately the wealth of a country or a region.
  不过，就算采用gdp比较方式，仍低估了浙江取得的成就，因为gdp可能无法准确反映一个国家或地区的实际财富。
• This means that data on outflows, which reflects actual repayments to investors, understates the true picture.
  这意味着资金外流数据事实上低估了真实情况，因为这些数据反映的只是对冲基金实际归还给投资者的资金。
• Since the income level needed to put you in the 1 per cent has increased dramatically, this understates how much the growth of finance has contributed to inequality in income distribution.
  由于跨入这1%人口的收入门槛已大幅提高，这低估了金融业壮大对于加剧收入分配不平等的影响。
• That reckoning, however, understates the likely impact.
  然后这种测算低估了可能的影响。
• For the third year in succession, the economy is on track to grow by more than 10 per cent, according to Chinese statistics, a figure that many foreign investment bank economists think understates the true pace of development.
  中国的统计数据显示，中国的经济增幅将连续第三年超过10%，而许多外国投资银行的经济学家都认为，这个数字低估了中国的实际发展速度。
• 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。
• But because Youku will issue new shares in the transaction, this understates the premium that Alibaba is paying.
  但由于优酷土豆将在交易中发行新股，因此溢价幅度有所降低。