The problem of alcoholism was, and still is, often underplayed.酗酒问题在过去常常被忽视，现在依然如此。He deliberately underplayed that role.他故意把那个角色演得很克制....

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v.淡化…的重要性( underplay的过去式和过去分词 )，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...