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单词 underplay
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•der•play /ˌʌndɚˈpleɪ, ˈʌndɚˌpleɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object]
  1. Show Businessto play (a part or scene) in a restrained way.
  2. to understate;
    downplay:underplayed her vital part in their success.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•der•play  (un′dər plā, undər plā′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. Show Businessto act (a part) sketchily.
  2. Show Businessto act subtly and restrainedly.
  3. to understate or de-emphasize;
    downplay:The ambassador underplayed his role in the peace negotiations.

v.i. 
  1. Show Businessto leave out of one's acting all subtlety and enriching detail.
  2. Show Businessto achieve an effect in acting with a minimum of emphasis.
  • under- + play 1725–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
underplay /ˌʌndəˈpleɪ/ vb
  1. to play (a role) with restraint or subtlety
  2. to achieve (an effect) by deliberate lack of emphasis
  3. (intransitive) to lead or follow suit with a lower card when holding a higher one
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