understate /ˌʌndəˈsteɪt/ TEM8 ( understating, understated, understates )

• 1. 

  V-T If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is. 不充分陈述

  例：

  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。