downplayed

英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪd]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪd]

v.  对…轻描淡写; 使轻视; 贬低
downplay的过去分词和过去式

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.
  1. The government is trying to downplay the violence.
     政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。
  2. ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.
     对核事故的危险轻描淡写

双语例句

• Local media initially downplayed the crisis, following the government's cue;
  根据政府指示，开始时媒体报道低调；
• Traditional aspects of Korean culture tend to be downplayed or ignored in North Korea.
  在朝鲜，其传统文化大有被忽略之势。
• "I must confess that over my career, I've actually downplayed the importance of DJs," says Peter Hook.
  我必须承认，在我的音乐历程中，之前的确忽视了DJ的重要性。
• The two leaders downplayed differences on steps to reverse the current economic slide.
  两位领导人还试图淡化他们在扭转经济下滑的具体做法上存在的分歧。
• He "downplayed" the possibility of holding last-ditch talks with Iraq in switzerland.
  他“淡化”了在瑞士与伊拉克进行最后阶段谈判的可能性。
• Fellow Republicans downplayed the significance of Bloomberg's endorsement.
  共和党人淡化了布隆伯格的支持。
• A spokesman for the Palace downplayed claims the assassination raid had anything to do with the delay.
  英国王室的一位发言人对突袭拉登造成蜜月延期一事没有正面回应。
• The risks from contagion have repeatedly been downplayed.
  危机蔓延的风险一再被低估。
• The report downplayed the effects of large class sizes in schools.
  报告对学校大班级规模的影响一带而过。
• Crean downplayed the potential economic impact of the case.
  克林淡化了潜在的经济影响的案件。