underplay

🇺🇸 /ˌʌndərˈpleɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌndəˈpleɪ/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
verb
R

to make something seem not as important as it actually is

He tried to underplay his mistakes so they seemed smaller.

他試圖淡化他的錯誤,使它們看起來更小。

translation

v. 淡化

詞形變化

3rd Present underplays
Past underplayed
Perfect underplayed
Progressive underplaying