VERB
不充分如實(shí)地陳述;對(duì)…輕描淡寫;打折扣地說
If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is.
例句
The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...
政府故意對(duì)物價(jià)上漲輕描淡寫。
That understates my commitment to the orchestra.
那沒有充分表達(dá)我對(duì)管弦樂隊(duì)的熱愛。