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understate
英 [ˌʌndəˈsteɪt]
[VERB]
understates , understating , understated
1. [T 及物动词] 不充分陈述
If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is.
双语例句
例：The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.
政府故意对价格的上涨轻描淡写。