understate
美 [??nd?r?ste?t]
英 [??nd?(r)?ste?t] 
- v.輕描淡寫;避重就輕地說
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)低估;打著折扣說;少說
詞形變化
第三人稱單數(shù):understates 現(xiàn)在分詞:understating 過去式:understated 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | ~ sth 輕描淡寫;避重就輕地說to state that sth is smaller, less important or less serious than it really is |
| It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem. 淡化問題的嚴(yán)重性是錯誤的。 |
英漢解釋
v. | 1. 打著折扣說,有意識地輕描淡寫;少報(損失等),少說(能力,要求等) |
英英解釋
例句
The data on operational expenses (USD 200 million) seems to understate the true costs, given the size of the portal.
關(guān)于經(jīng)營費用的數(shù)據(jù)(2億美元)似乎低谷了其真實成本,就網(wǎng)絡(luò)端口的規(guī)模來說。
To call this a security hole is to understate the point woefully.
不幸的是,將它稱之為安全性漏洞有些輕描淡寫。
George Bush tends to understate the need for a new economic plan.
布什對于新經(jīng)濟(jì)計劃需求的說法太保守了。
It claims that the "leading estimates understate the law's cost by at least one third. "
該機(jī)構(gòu)稱“主要的估算至少將這項法案的花費少算了三分之一”。
Some journalists feel that official data on such diseases tends to understate the real extent of outbreaks.
一些記者覺得,這類疾病的官方數(shù)據(jù)往往比疾病暴發(fā)時的真正程度更保守。
We may be looking at long-term, double-digit unemployment with official unemployment figures that understate the extent of the problem.
我們可能會看到失業(yè)率長期處于兩位數(shù),而官方失業(yè)數(shù)據(jù)仍將低估問題的嚴(yán)重性。
When asked by the authorities, households seem routinely to understate their wealth out of fear that the taxman will get the data.
在接受官方詢問時,中國家庭似乎經(jīng)常低報自己的財富,因為人們擔(dān)心稅務(wù)局獲得相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)。
Do available studies understate the long-term significance of international money flows for China's agrarian economy?
現(xiàn)在的研究是否低估了國際貨幣流動對中國農(nóng)耕經(jīng)濟(jì)的長期意義?
This lack of transparency means that official figures massively understate the true fiscal burden to be serviced in future budgets.
這種財政支出不透明意味著官方數(shù)據(jù)大大低估了未來財政預(yù)算的真正負(fù)擔(dān)。
I am not trying to understate the impact of central banks on the market.
我不想低估外國央行在市場上的影響。
He tends to pitch it low, to understate it, to throw it away.
他傾向于低低的俯仰它,進(jìn)而理解它,最后丟掉它。
It used the pension funding ratios calculated by the states themselves, which almost certainly understate the size of the hole.
它利用的養(yǎng)老金資金供應(yīng)比例是由各州自行計算的,這些數(shù)據(jù)幾乎肯定低估了缺口的規(guī)模。
It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
對問題的嚴(yán)重性輕描淡寫是錯誤的。
And many economists say the official figures actually understate the rate of inflation, which might in reality be twice as high.
而且還有許多經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家稱官方數(shù)據(jù)實際上低估了通貨膨脹率,真實數(shù)據(jù)或許是其2倍。
The U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses geometric weighting and hedonics to understate inflation.
美國勞工統(tǒng)計局用幾何加權(quán)法低估通脹。
On the other end of the spectrum are scientists, who were on average likely to understate their income by as much as 35%.
而科學(xué)家則在隊列的另一端,他們平均逃稅很可能多達(dá)35%。
And, in the eyes of many environmentalists, these statistics understate the damage Norway is doing to the atmosphere.
而且,在許多環(huán)保主義者的眼中,這些統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)沒有據(jù)實說明挪威對大氣層的污染。
And in some ways, my numbers actually understate the true cost of the money we spend today.
在一些情況下,我的數(shù)位實際上還低估了我們今天消費的真正成本。
It impossible to understate how important surging house prices were to consumption.
不可小看房價飆升對消費的重大影響。
Moreover, current estimates probably understate the actual cost of health reform.
此外,目前的估計可能低估了醫(yī)療改革的實際費用。
However, according to the American scholar David Weinstein, the official numbers understate Japanese deflation by several percentage points.
不過,美國學(xué)者大衛(wèi)?韋恩斯坦(DavidWeinstein)表示,官方數(shù)據(jù)將日本的通縮率低估了幾個百分點。
Furthermore, these numbers understate the gap in living conditions between the US and Brics countries.
而且,這些數(shù)字低估了美國和金磚四國(Brics)生活條件之間的差距。
All of these figures understate the magnitude of the jobs crisis.
所有這些數(shù)據(jù)都低估了此次工作危機(jī)的規(guī)模。
It is impossible to understate how important surging house prices were to consumption.
房價飆升對于消費的重要性,怎么估計也不會過分。
The stress-test figures actually understate some banks' holdings of loans in certain troubled countries.
壓力測試的數(shù)據(jù)實際上低估了一些銀行向某些問題國家發(fā)放的貸款。
"Valuation for the stocks continues to significantly understate their returns potential in our view, " the analysts said.
分析師表示,根據(jù)市值估算,英飛凌科技公司的股票估值過低,依然有獲得收益的可能。
Some economists say the official figures understate the extent of price rises, especially in major cities.
一些經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家認(rèn)為,官方的數(shù)據(jù)調(diào)低了房價的增幅,尤其是大城市房價的增幅。
The official price index may understate the true average gain but figures for central Shanghai will overstate it.
官方價格指數(shù)也許低估真實的平均收益,而對于上海中心區(qū)的數(shù)據(jù)則有些高估了。
They therefore understate the Gulf states' holdings, perhaps by as much as $100 billion over the past five years, the IIF conjectures.
所以國際金融協(xié)會猜測,過去的5年里,他們低估海灣國家的資金至少有1000億美元。
Because hedge funds often borrow to boost returns, this may understate their influence.
再者,避險基金常常通過借貸(杠桿)提高回報率,其影響力可能被低估。
Even these dramatic numbers may understate how bad the situation is for the Republicans.
就算只是這些數(shù)字我們都能看出共和黨現(xiàn)在的境況有多慘。
Moreover, in some Asian countries, expenditure figures may understate the true extent of inequality.
此外,在一些亞洲國家,支出數(shù)字可能低估了真實的不平等程度。
It is almost certain that the official numbers understate reality.
幾乎可以肯定地說,官方數(shù)據(jù)低估了真實情況。
And that may well understate the leisure gains.
而且這很可能還低估了實際增加的空閑時間。
If GDP growth does come in at around 1. 5% for the quarter, it will almost certainly understate the economy's true performance.
如果本月的GDP增長達(dá)到大約1.5%,那么這一數(shù)字幾乎肯定是少報了經(jīng)濟(jì)的真實情況。
The press have tended to understate the extent of the problem.
平面媒體想輕描淡寫地說明問題的波及面。
The overstatement of $400 000 in inventory caused us to understate our cost of sales by the same amount.
庫存多計的40萬美元使得我們的銷售成本少計了40萬。
the government's figures hugely understate increases in the cost of living.
政府的數(shù)字大大地低估了生活成本的增長。
If those numbers are accurate, the official figure for first-half GDP growth of 8. 2% would appear to understate the true picture.
如果這些數(shù)據(jù)是精確的﹐那么上半年國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值(GDP)增長8.2%的官方數(shù)據(jù)顯然是被低估了。
All of which suggests that Wall Street's optimists may understate the impact of weaker home prices on spending.
所有的一切都表明華爾街的樂觀派有可能是故意低估了房價走弱對消費支出的影響。