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
- 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。 - 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。 - Every time something wonderful happens to you, you downplay it.
你每次有什么好事都很低调。 - Which does he downplay or ignore altogether?
又轻描淡写或完全忽略了哪些？ - Jonathan Pershing, the US chief negotiator at Copenhagen, tried to downplay America's contribution to climate change.
美国哥本哈根主要谈判代表试图去低调处理美国对于气候变迁的‘贡献’。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - It should also be straight and not too curvyto downplay the roundness of the face.
眉毛线条也可以是直的，不用过于弯曲使脸显得不那么圆。