1·It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
对该问题的严重性轻描淡写是错误的。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices.
政府有意选择对价格的上涨轻描淡写。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·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有些轻描淡写。
4·By contrast, Mr Gates seems determined to understate, taking the controversial edge off his observations with language chosen so carefully that it must have been through an army of PR people.
相比之下，盖茨先生似乎决心有轻描淡写，脱离他的观察和认真的语言选择，而选择颇具争议的边缘，这一定会是彻底的一个军团的公关人员。
5·The press have tended to understate the extent of the problem.
平面媒体想轻描淡写地说明问题的波及面。