underreport

vt. 少报(收入), 低估 [经] 少报(收入等)低估

发音

US

词形变化

underreported underreporting underreports 三单 underreports underreporting 现在分词 underreported 过去式 underreported 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally

    March 9, 2007, Lara Jordan, Associated Press, Audit Slams FBI Use Of Patriot Act The FBI underreported its use of the USA Patriot Act to force businesses to turn over customer information in suspected terrorism cases, according to a Justice Department audit.

  2. 2.

    As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs

    Women tend to underreport rape.

词源

From under- + report.

来源:wiktionary