underplays
英 [ˌʌndəˈpleɪz]
美 [ˌʌndərˈpleɪz]
v. 低调处理; 降低…的重要性
underplay的第三人称单数
柯林斯词典
- VERB 贬低；对…轻描淡写
If you underplay something, you make it seem less important than it really is.- We often underplay the skills we have...
我们常常贬低自身的技能。 - The problem of alcoholism was, and still is, often underplayed.
酗酒问题在过去常常被忽视，现在依然如此。
- We often underplay the skills we have...
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 play down
双语例句
- But other observers say this underplays the power of North Korean propaganda that has portrayed the leader as a parent, provider and protector, whose loss is keenly felt.
但其他一些观察人士表示，这种说法低估了朝鲜宣传机器的威力，朝鲜在宣传中将领导人描述为父母、提供者和保护者，他的死引发了真切的悲痛。 - In fact, Constance Wu, the actress who plays Jessica Huang on the show, told me that she underplays her character in relation to the actual woman.
实际上，剧中扮演黄母洁西卡的演员康斯丹丝·吴（ConstanceWu）对我说，与原型相比，她在表演中有意弱化了这一角色。 - Another objection is that he underplays the problems facing countries with a comparative advantage in resource-based activities, including agriculture.
我的另一项异议是，他低估了在资源型行业（包括农业）拥有比较优势的国家所面临的问题。