v.轻描淡写地说；少说
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。
n.轻描淡写；有保留地陈述
