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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

英英释义

verb

• understate the importance or quality of
  1. he played down his royal ancestry
  Synonym:backgrounddownplay

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• He will play down the financial difficulties of the company.
  他故意把公司的财政困难讲得轻些。
• You don't have to play down to'em, just play to'em.
  不一定很投入的学，只要好玩就行了。
• The government is trying to play down its role in the affair.
  政府正设法淡化他在这件事情中的角色。
• We must not play down these feelings of fear and uncertainty, and I certainly won't do that.
  我们决不能贬低人们恐惧与不安的感受，我的确不能那样做。
• They found that women students play down their gender as a way of blending in.
  他们发现，作为融入方式，女学生弱化了自己的性别。
• We noticed that tried to play down her glamour and be more like Eleanor Roosevelt.
  我们注意到，Faye有意抑制自己的魅力，使自己更象埃莉诺？罗斯福。
• And while they may play down the money, all three are extremely ambitious.
  尽管他们可能并不看重钱，但三个人都极有雄心壮志。
• They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
  他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。