v.轻描淡写；表演不充分

n.不充分的表演；暗中的活动

To understate(a role)intentionally;underplay. 表演有克制有意识轻描淡写（一角色）；含蓄克制地扮演

To understate(a role) intentionally; underplay. 表演有克制有意识轻描淡写（一角色）；含蓄克制地扮演

Opinion polls underplay Mr Le Pen's support; almost half of respondents say they are undecided. 民意测验不能充分说明勒庞的支持度；几乎一半的受调查者声称他们尚未决定。

Such optimism may underplay the potential channels through which the subprime mess can infect other countries. 这些乐观主义者忽视了次级危机传染到其它国家通道的重要性。

If there are recruiters out there telling job seekers to underplay their ambitions and qualifications, then certainly I could do better. 如果有招聘人员告诉找工作的人对自己的雄心壮志和资历轻描淡写的话，那我肯定能比他们做得更好。

The latest official figures show inflation running at about 16 percent but economists say official figures underplay what Iranians pay for basic food in shops . 最新的官方数据显示，通货膨胀率约达16%25，不过经济学家说官方数字蓄意低估人民实际购买基本粮食的金额。