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.- 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 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。 - 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。
- Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports...
英英释义
verb
- understate the importance or quality of
- he played down his royal ancestry
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He can also play down the middle.
他同样可以在中场。 - 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。 - They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。 - 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 play down the fact that I'm a cop when I'm with her anyway.
我告诉她事实是不管我是不是和在一起，我都是名警察。 - 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。 - You don't have to play down to'em, just play to'em.
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