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
- If I thought my behavior was unacceptable, I might admit to having done it, but Id also be keen to downplay how often.
如果我认为我的行为时不可被接受的,那么我可能会承认我做过,但会对频率做一些弱化。 - Critics could argue that these arguments downplay the risks of a "sudden stop" in financial markets.
批评人士可能辩称,这些论点淡化了金融市场“突然停滞”的风险。 - It's also that, when this less flattering data came to light in2007, some researchers tried to downplay it.
而是在2007年这个并不讨好的数据出现的时候,有些专家试图低调处理它。 - But my life this unique and incredible experience is what I want to downplay it.
但我人生中这段与众不同且不可思议的经历恰恰是我想淡化的。 - Which does he downplay or ignore altogether?
又轻描淡写或完全忽略了哪些? - 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。 - Don't change along with time yes, this kind of injury will slowly downplay, after many years again recall, just abundant life of experience just.
不是的,随着时间推移,这种伤害会慢慢淡化,许多年后再回忆,只是丰富了人生的经历罢了。 - And I don't mean to downplay engineering at all.
我不是说要贬低工程工作。 - He even seemed to downplay Mr Putin's role in the KGB, saying that every country needed an intelligence service.
他甚至淡化普京在克格勃里的角色,他说每个国家都需要一个情报系统。 - This separation leads us to downplay the political consequences of long-term economic weakness.
政经分离使我们低估了长期经济疲弱带来的政治后果。