underemphasize
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/ˌʌndə'emfəˌsaɪz/
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/'ʌndər'emfəsaɪz/
To not focus on something as much as you should.
In the curriculum, the importance of critical thinking is often underemphasized.
在課程中,批判性思維的重要性常常被低估。
To make something seem less important than it really is.
The report underemphasizes the potential impact of climate change on coastal cities.
該報告低估了氣候變化對沿海城市的潛在影響。