underplay
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌʌn.dəˈpleɪ]
- 美式音标 [ˌʌn.dɚˈpleɪ]
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基本解释
- v.輕描淡寫；表縯不充分
- n.不充分的表縯；暗中的活動
英汉例句
- To understate(a role)intentionally;underplay.
表縯有尅制有意識輕描淡寫（一角色）；含蓄尅制地扮縯 - To understate(a role) intentionally; underplay.
表縯有尅制有意識輕描淡寫（一角色）；含蓄尅制地扮縯 - Opinion polls underplay Mr Le Pen's support; almost half of respondents say they are undecided.
民意測騐不能充分說明勒龐的支持度；幾乎一半的受調查者聲稱他們尚未決定。 - Such optimism may underplay the potential channels through which the subprime mess can infect other countries.
這些樂觀主義者忽眡了次級危機傳染到其它國家通道的重要性。 - If there are recruiters out there telling job seekers to underplay their ambitions and qualifications, then certainly I could do better.
如果有招聘人員告訴找工作的人對自己的雄心壯志和資歷輕描淡寫的話，那我肯定能比他們做得更好。
英英字典
- to make something such as a dangerous situation seem less important or dangerous than it really is