understate
v. 轻描淡写；避重就轻地说；不充分陈述
第三人称单数 understates
现在分词 understating
过去式 understated
过去分词 understated
例句
It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
对该问题的严重性轻描淡写是错误的。
《牛津词典》
The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.
政府有意选择对价格的上涨轻描淡写。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
These figures may understate actual price declines.
这些数字可能低估实际价格的下跌。
