downplay
英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ]
美 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ]
v. 对…轻描淡写; 使轻视; 贬低
现在分词：downplaying 过去式：downplayed 过去分词：downplayed 第三人称单数：downplays
Collins.1 / BNC.33706 / COCA.9908
牛津词典
verb
- 对…轻描淡写；使轻视；贬低
to make people think that sth is less important than it really is- The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
教练对这个队的拙劣表现不以为然。
- The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 对…轻描淡写;使轻视;贬低
If youdownplaya fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is.- The government is trying to downplay the violence.
政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。 - ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.
对核事故的危险轻描淡写
- The government is trying to downplay the violence.
英英释义
verb
- understate the importance or quality of
- he played down his royal ancestry
- represent as less significant or important
双语例句
- Now, there are a lot of folks, a lot of skeptics who often downplay the effectiveness of multilateral action.
现在有许多人，也有许多质疑者经常贬低多边行动的有效性。 - But he should not downplay the strategic dimension of foreign policy.
但他不应淡化外交政策的战略层面。 - And I don't mean to downplay engineering at all.
我不是说要贬低工程工作。 - Which does he downplay or ignore altogether?
又轻描淡写或完全忽略了哪些？ - It would be irresponsible for me to downplay the magnitude of this crisis or assure you that everything is under control.
如果我缩小这次危机的严重性或向你们保证一切都在控制之中，就是不负责任的。 - Since we have to understand their special feelings of love can not have too much, nor have the time due, but to downplay and belittle love.
因为我们要懂爱情因其特殊情感不可能拥有太多，也不因是否拥有时，而对爱进行淡化与贬低。 - The government is trying to downplay the violence.
政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。 - One more argument to downplay protectionism can be discounted.
我们不能轻信任何有意低估保护主义的说法。 - This style allows you to draw out your related skills and downplay your work history.
这种风格的简历能突出你的相关技能而忽略你的工作经验。 - As we make our way through the paces of our work and home lives, it's easy to downplay or put off things that have nothing to do with keeping on schedule or paying the bills.
在一步步完成工作和家庭生活各个环节的同时，我们很容易忽视甚至推延那些和日常日程或费用不相干的事。