单词	underplayed
释义	underplay verb un·​der·​play ˌən-dər-ˈplā  underplayed; underplaying; underplays intransitive verb : to play a role with subdued force transitive verb 1 : to act or present (a role, a scene, etc.) with restraint : play down 2 : to play a card lower than (a held high card) Example Sentences Don't underplay the importance of exercise. I thought she underplayed her character. Recent Examples on the Web Pro-life activists backing the amendment have used that technicality to underplay the possibility of an outright ban. Joel Mathis, The Week, 23 July 2022 The students Cruzvergara work with often underplay their non-job experiences. Fortune, 1 June 2022 Williams added that social media can also underplay the seriousness of many procedures. NBC News, 27 Apr. 2022 The rest of Joanna’s coworkers are tormentors, banal ones, with several actors making the strange choice to somewhat underplay their roles, allowing scenes to sag while Bayer vamps. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 26 Apr. 2022 But to look at the current race to undermine reproductive freedom and the massive resistance to the existence of LGBTQ people as a legislative campaign is, unfortunately, to underplay the aims of the right. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2022 Smit-McPhee, who first gained notice in 2009's The Road, was well served by his instinct to underplay Peter — a shy teenager who becomes an object of spite for a toxic cowboy (Benedict Cumberbatch) running a ranch in rural Montana in the 1920s. Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2021 It’s not a network decision to underplay celebrity presence. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2021 The Quinnipiac poll might actually underplay the size of belief in aliens. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 5 June 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1833, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense underplayed 1 of 2 adjective as in unaffected Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance unaffected subdued restrained muted nontheatrical unpretentious nondramatic undramatic inconspicuous conservative discreet toned (down) modest quiet plain simple Antonyms & Near Antonyms dramatic melodramatic stagey theatrical histrionic hammy theatric stagy sensational staged overdone actorish actressy overacted actorly See More underplayed 2 of 2 verb past tense of underplay 1 as in understated Synonyms & Similar Words understated downplayed denigrated de-emphasized minimized soft-pedaled dismissed disparaged belittled played down derogated decried depreciated ran down cried down deprecated talked down kissed off trashed bad-mouthed trash-talked poor-mouthed put down Antonyms & Near Antonyms exaggerated overstated elaborated embellished overdid magnified stretched padded embroidered overemphasized overplayed hedged overdrew fudged sensationalized melodramatized See More 2 as in overplayed Synonyms & Similar Words overplayed overacted enacted dramatized acted out mimicked hammed masqueraded pantomimed imitated aped rendered clowned represented mimed playacted took on depicted role-played interpreted portrayed played acted performed posed (as) impersonated costarred co-acted starred (in) coacted did co-starred
随便看	re-expressed re-expressing re-expression re-expressions re-formation re-formed re-forming re-forms re-green re-greened re-greening re-leased re-leases re-leasing re-oil re-oiled re-oiling re-oxidation re-oxidations re-oxidize re-oxidized re-oxidizing re-pattern re-patterned re-patterning

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