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
- Every time something wonderful happens to you, you downplay it.
你每次有什么好事都很低调。 - Taipei, whose relations with Beijing have also been on the mend, moved to downplay the incident.
近年来与北京方面关系同样出现回暖的台北方面,采取行动淡化这一事件的影响。 - The government is trying to downplay the violence.
政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。 - Secondly, we cannot downplay the problems that might be caused by cell phone in driving.
论者也没有提供资料说明这类事故与开车打手机导致的事故有何种可比性。 - 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。 - 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。 - On visits home I had to make a conscious decision whether to exaggerate or downplay the exoticism.
回到美国后,我得有意识地做个决定,对在北京生活的这段日子,是说得夸张一点好呢,还是平淡一点好。 - 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。 - He also sought to downplay the importance of deposit taking.
他也寻求淡化吸收存款的重要性。他说,我们还没考虑过存款的事,我们不打算追逐存款。 - Lookingthe bright side may even hurt teenagers, say some experts, because it can make them downplay the risks posed by smoking and drug abuse.
一些专家称,看到乐观的一面甚至会伤害到青少年,因为这会使他们忽视吸烟和毒品引起的危害。