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

• The reporter wrote the play down, as he had not liked it.
  那记者轻描淡写地评价了一下那个剧，因为它不喜欢它。
• He can also play down the middle.
  他同样可以在中场。
• 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。
• Gobang Terminator is a Gobang the game, nothing to play down the play.
  五子棋终结者，是个五子棋的小游戏，没事就下来玩了玩。
• 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。
• The government are trying to play down their involvement in the affair.
  政府极力淡化与该事的瓜葛。
• Recognizing this, not a correct view of information technology and management of the relationship between over-emphasized the role of information technology and management to play down the role.
  这种认识，没有正确看待信息化与管理的关系，过份强调了信息化的作用而淡化了管理的作用。
• 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。
• Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.
  政治家必须学会对选民放低身价。
• He is trying to play down his own part in the affair.
  他正设法淡化他在那件事情当中所扮演的角色。