VERB 不充分如实地陈述;对…轻描淡写;打折扣地说 If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is. 不充分如实地陈述;对…轻描淡写;打折扣地说
The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices. [VERB noun]
政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
That understates my commitment to the orchestra. [VERB noun]