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underplay

/ˌʌn.dəˈpleɪ/

翻译: 动词,指故意把某事说得比实际情况更不重要、更不严重,常出于策略或戏剧效果。

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verb

/ˌʌn.dəˈpleɪ/C1formal
  • zh动词,指故意把某事说得比实际情况更不重要、更不严重,常出于策略或戏剧效果。

A verb used to indicate the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it actually is, often for strategic or dramatic effect.

  1. Act with restraintC1formal

    To perform a role or present something in a deliberately restrained or subtle manner.

    zh含蓄表演

    • The actor chose to underplay the emotional scene, making it more powerful.
    • She underplayed her achievements during the interview.
    • The director asked him to underplay the character's anger.

    同义词de-emphasizedownplaymoderateplay downrestrainsoft-pedalunderactunderstate

    反义词hammugoveractoverplay

  2. Play a lower cardC2formal

    In card games, to play a card that is lower than a high card held by an opponent.

    zh出小牌

    • He decided to underplay his ace to trick the opponent.
    • She underplayed her king, hoping to win the next trick.
    • The player underplayed his queen, sacrificing the round.

    同义词duckhold up

    反义词overplay

词形
  • underplayed past participle
  • underplayed past simple
  • underplaying present participle
  • underplays third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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