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

• She tried to play down his part in the affair and play up her own.
  她想贬低他在这件事里起的作用，夸大自己的作用。
• He can also play down the middle.
  他同样可以在中场。
• 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。
• 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。
• I raised this instance not to play down the importance of psychology.
  我举这个例子并不是说心理素质不重要。
• The conspiracy theorists might say that he is trying to play down his influence over the prime minister.
  阴谋论者也许会说，默多克试图淡化他对现任英国首相的影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
  他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。