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。
• 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。
• He can also play down the middle.
  他同样可以在中场。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 are trying to play down their involvement in the affair.
  政府极力淡化与该事的瓜葛。
• They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
  他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。
• 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。
• 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。