underplays
v.
淡化…的重要性( underplay的第三人称单数 );
使显得不如其实际重要;
表演（角色）不充分;
为了不充分显示力量而小心行事;
例句:
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It also completely underplays how distracting the problems are when they do appear.
来自BBC
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Even though he maintains that content does not matter, he often underplays the violent objectives of popular games.
来自SA
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Normally Britain's most understated of businesses, this is one day of the year that it never knowingly underplays.
来自THETIMES