understate meaning in Chinese
vt.
打着折扣说,有意识地轻描淡写;少报(损失等),少说(能力、要求等) (opp. exaggerate)。
Examples
- Factory managers understate their potential output .
工厂的管理人员少报他们的潜在产量。 - Some parts may actually be substantially understated .
有些部分实际上可能是被大大低估了。 - Many of the most important things were never openly said: they were understated and left to seep through to one .
很多最重要的事情从来也不明说,总是说得很含蓄,让你慢慢去寻思。 - Understated earnings and profits dollars million
所短报的入息及利润(百万元) - Understated elegance with just a touch of the trendy
简朴的优雅略带一点时髦的格调