play down
英 [pleɪ daʊn]
美 [pleɪ daʊn]
降低…的重要性; 贬低; 淡化
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 降低…的重要性;贬低;淡化
If youplay downsomething, you try to make people believe that it is not particularly important.- Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports...
西方外交官刻意贬低这些报告的重要性。 - He plays down rumours that he aims to become a Labour MP...
他对那些说他想要成为工党下院议员的传言轻描淡写。 - Both London and Dublin are playing the matter down.
伦敦和都柏林方面对此事都在有意淡化。
- Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports...
英英释义
verb
- understate the importance or quality of
- he played down his royal ancestry
双语例句
- He is trying to play down his own part in the affair.
他正设法淡化他在那件事情当中所扮演的角色。 - It's a well-tried tactic to play down public expectations in advance of a superpower summit.
在超级大国的峰会之前降低公众的期望值是个屡试不爽的策略。 - I play down the fact that I'm a cop when I'm with her anyway.
我告诉她事实是不管我是不是和在一起,我都是名警察。 - Desperate for any job, they play down qualifications and experience in their applications.
他们迫切想要得到工作,因此在申请时他们往往会贬低自己的资历和经验,降格以求。 - Recognizing this, not a correct view of information technology and management of the relationship between over-emphasized the role of information technology and management to play down the role.
这种认识,没有正确看待信息化与管理的关系,过份强调了信息化的作用而淡化了管理的作用。 - I know you try to play down my part in the affair and play up your own.
我知道你有意贬低我在这件事中起的作用,而抬高你自己。 - He plays down rumours that he aims to become a Labour MP
他对那些说他想要成为工党下院议员的传言轻描淡写。 - Our government is trying to play down the abductees 'issue because they cannot do anything right now.
我国政府正试图淡化被绑架者问题,因为眼下他们什么也做不了。 - Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.
政治家必须学会对选民放低身价。 - The reporter wrote the play down, as he had not liked it.
那记者轻描淡写地评价了一下那个剧,因为它不喜欢它。