Word · Frequency #24324
underplays
扣住大牌打出小牌；出小牌留大牌
underplays is the third person singular of underplay.
核心释义
多用于纸牌游戏，如桥牌。
play a card lower than a held high card
- 1.
以从属或较差的方式表演；未充分演绎角色。
To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.
- 2.
使某事物显得不如实际重要；轻描淡写。
To make something seem less important than it really is.
- 3.
持高牌时打出低牌,以期日后获得优势。
To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.
以从属或较差的方式表演；未充分演绎角色。；使某事物显得不如实际重要；轻描淡写。；持高牌时打出低牌,以期日后获得优势。；表演不充分；扣着大牌不出而出小牌
用法In use
She underplayed the ten, even though she held the king in the same suit.
用法提示：underplayed 是 underplay 的过去式及物动词，表示扣住大牌打出小牌。
If you underplay your jack, you may be able to win the trick later with your ace.
用法提示：underplay 是动词原形，在条件句中表示打出小牌、扣住大牌。
Underplaying a low card is a useful way to save your higher cards.
用法提示：underplaying 是动名词，作为主语说明这种打牌策略。
underplay sth
多指故意淡化某事的重要性，常与 importance、role、achievement 等搭配。
The coach underplayed the team's chances of winning.
教练对球队获胜的机会轻描淡写。
underplay a card
主要用于桥牌等牌戏，指打出小牌而保留手中更大的牌。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- underplay the importance of something
- 轻描淡写某事的重要性
- Don't underplay the importance of regular exercise.不要轻描淡写经常锻炼的重要性。
- underplay the seriousness of something
- 轻描淡写某事的严重性
- The company tried to underplay the seriousness of the data breach.该公司试图轻描淡写这起数据泄露事件的严重性。
- underplay a role
- 以克制的方式扮演角色
- The actor chose to underplay the role for a more natural effect.这位演员选择克制地扮演该角色，以求更自然的效果。
- underplay one's achievements
- 对自己的成就轻描淡写
- She always underplays her achievements despite her success.尽管她事业有成，却总对自己的成就轻描淡写。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记 under（下面）+ play（出牌）：手里压着大牌，却只在下面打出小牌，即轻描淡写、不充分表演。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：纸牌游戏、桥牌对局、牌局策略讨论 该义项特指牌类游戏中打出较小牌面，多用于桥牌等牌戏；属于比较中性的专门用语，日常交流中不常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均与 underplay 押韵（重音在词尾，元音均为 /eɪ/）。注意拼写相似的 apply /əˈplaɪ/、reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ 发 /aɪ/，与 /eɪ/ 不同；underpay 与 underplay 只差一个 l，但发音有 /l/ 与无 /l/ 的区别。
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