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

He also downplayed the extent to which the American model attracts people the world over: the Chinese business elite are much more interested in Silicon Valley than in their Confucian past.
同时，他也忽视了美国榜样对全世界的吸引力&对中国的商业精英们来说，比起他们的儒家传统，他们对美国硅谷（SiliconValley）更有兴趣。
Clinton downplayed reported splits within the Libyan rebel movement, and hailed what she said was the first "NATO-Arab alliance" providing military and political support for anti-Gaddafi forces.
克林顿国务卿淡化了所报导的利比亚反对派运动内部的分裂，赞扬了她所说的第一支“北约-阿拉伯联盟”向反卡扎菲武装提供军事和政治支持。
State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland on Thursday downplayed the incident.
美国国务院发言人纽兰星期四对这一事件进行了淡化处理。
He also downplayed the impact of soaring salaries for India's IT employees.
此外，他着意淡化印度IT员工薪资上涨所带来的影响。
Our experience of the past few years is also of great importance and should not be downplayed.
这几年的经验也很重要，不要小看。
In contrast, the fact that China remains an autocracy was politely downplayed by Mr Obama on his visit to Shanghai and Beijing last week.
相比之下，奥巴马上周访问上海和北京时，对中国仍是专制国家这一事实却礼貌地加以淡化。
He signalled on Tuesday night that he would fight fire with fire, but Mr Romney downplayed the prospect of a new assault.
金里奇在周二晚间暗示称，他将对罗姆尼还以颜色，但罗姆尼对金里奇发起新攻击的前景不以为然。
Air pollution can be a sensitive subject in China, and its scope has for years been downplayed by officials and state news agencies.
空气污染在中国可能是一个敏感话题，多年来，中国空气污染的影响范围一直被官员们和国有通讯社所淡化。
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。