underemphasize

🇺🇸 /ˌʌndə'emfəˌsaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /'ʌndər'emfəsaɪz/
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标签 RARE
verb
R

To not focus on something as much as you should.

In the curriculum, the importance of critical thinking is often underemphasized.

在课程中,批判性思维的重要性常常被低估。

R

To make something seem less important than it really is.

The report underemphasizes the potential impact of climate change on coastal cities.

该报告低估了气候变化对沿海城市的潜在影响。

translation

v. 忽视, 低估

词形变化

3rd Present underemphasizes
Past underemphasized
Perfect underemphasized
Progressive underemphasizing