开心英文字典

understating

U 开头单词

基本解释

  • v.轻描淡写地说；少说

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    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。