贬低belittle;depreciate;play down;downplay;deliberately underestimate
决不能～实践的重要性。One should never underestimate the importance of practice./一下子把人～到地下九千丈 consign sb to purgatory in one swoop/～中小国家的作用belittle the role of medium and small countries/～核武器的作用downplay (or play down)the role of nuclear weapons/～会谈的意义play down the significance of the talks |