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

• 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。
• 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 impact of the market economy, the infiltration of Western decadent culture and social environment caused by the impact of some of today's college students play down the sense of responsibility.
  市场经济的冲击、西方腐朽文化的渗透和社会环境的影响造成了当今部分大学生责任感的淡化。
• 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。
• I know you try to play down my part in the affair and play up your own.
  我知道你有意贬低我在这件事中起的作用，而抬高你自己。
• It's a well-tried tactic to play down public expectations in advance of a superpower summit.
  在超级大国的峰会之前降低公众的期望值是个屡试不爽的策略。
• 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。
• 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。
• He can also play down the middle.
  他同样可以在中场。