downplayed

英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪd]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪd]

v.  对…轻描淡写; 使轻视; 贬低
downplay的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 对…轻描淡写;使轻视;贬低
  If youdownplaya fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is.
  1. The government is trying to downplay the violence.
     政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。
  2. ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.
     对核事故的危险轻描淡写

双语例句

• Air pollution can be a sensitive subject in China, and its scope has for years been downplayed by officials and state news agencies.
  空气污染在中国可能是一个敏感话题，多年来，中国空气污染的影响范围一直被官员们和国有通讯社所淡化。
• Traditional aspects of Korean culture tend to be downplayed or ignored in North Korea.
  在朝鲜，其传统文化大有被忽略之势。
• However, Mr Feng downplayed fears of a pandemic.
  不过，冯子健淡化了疫情大爆发的担心。
• The two leaders downplayed differences on steps to reverse the current economic slide.
  两位领导人还试图淡化他们在扭转经济下滑的具体做法上存在的分歧。
• On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke downplayed bank takeover talk, helping the stock market bounce off12-year lows.
  周二，美联储主席本·伯南克打消了政府将接管银行的传言，促使股市从12年来的低点开始反弹。
• He also downplayed the extent to which the American model attracts people the world over: the Chinese business elite are much more interested in Silicon Valley than in their Confucian past.
  同时，他也忽视了美国榜样对全世界的吸引力&对中国的商业精英们来说，比起他们的儒家传统，他们对美国硅谷（SiliconValley）更有兴趣。
• President Obama also downplayed the threat, saying his recommendation would be that people go to the movies.
  奥巴马总统低调处理有关威胁。他说，他建议民众还是去看电影。
• A spokesman for the Palace downplayed claims the assassination raid had anything to do with the delay.
  英国王室的一位发言人对突袭拉登造成蜜月延期一事没有正面回应。
• Senator McCain downplayed the Powell announcement when asked about it on the Fox News Sunday television program.
  麦凯恩在接受福克斯电视台周日新闻电视节目的采访时，对鲍威尔支持奥巴马的消息进行了低调处理。
• But I downplayed my feelings for him.
  不过我一直淡化了我对他的感情。