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 youunderplaysomething, you make it seem less important than it really is.
  1. We often underplay the skills we have...
     我们常常贬低自身的技能。
  2. 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。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 play down

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。