understate[,ʌndə'steit]

• vt.
  • 没有充分地陈述实情；轻描淡写地报道：

    They exaggerated the enemy's losses and understated their own.

    他们夸大敌人的损失，而把自己的损失说得很轻微。

  • 少说，少报：

    They often understated their coal output.

    他们常常少报他们的煤炭产量。

• 变形:

  vt.understated.understating