downplay

英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ]

v.  对…轻描淡写; 使轻视; 贬低

现在分词：downplaying　过去式：downplayed　过去分词：downplayed　第三人称单数：downplays　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.33706 / COCA.9908

牛津词典

verb

• 对…轻描淡写；使轻视；贬低
  to make people think that sth is less important than it really is
  1. The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
     教练对这个队的拙劣表现不以为然。

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

英英释义

verb

• understate the importance or quality of
  1. he played down his royal ancestry
  Synonym:backgroundplay down
• represent as less significant or important
  Synonym:understateminimizeminimise

双语例句

• Taipei, whose relations with Beijing have also been on the mend, moved to downplay the incident.
  近年来与北京方面关系同样出现回暖的台北方面，采取行动淡化这一事件的影响。
• It's also that, when this less flattering data came to light in2007, some researchers tried to downplay it.
  而是在2007年这个并不讨好的数据出现的时候，有些专家试图低调处理它。
• And I don't mean to downplay engineering at all.
  我不是说要贬低工程工作。
• On visits home I had to make a conscious decision whether to exaggerate or downplay the exoticism.
  回到美国后，我得有意识地做个决定，对在北京生活的这段日子，是说得夸张一点好呢，还是平淡一点好。
• Critics could argue that these arguments downplay the risks of a "sudden stop" in financial markets.
  批评人士可能辩称，这些论点淡化了金融市场“突然停滞”的风险。
• As we make our way through the paces of our work and home lives, it's easy to downplay or put off things that have nothing to do with keeping on schedule or paying the bills.
  在一步步完成工作和家庭生活各个环节的同时，我们很容易忽视甚至推延那些和日常日程或费用不相干的事。
• He even seemed to downplay Mr Putin's role in the KGB, saying that every country needed an intelligence service.
  他甚至淡化普京在克格勃里的角色，他说每个国家都需要一个情报系统。
• Give examples of projects you worked on and skills you used and acquired, Liu says. This way you can downplay the part-time aspect of the internship and the company should see that you have the experience it is looking for.
  可以举例说明你曾参与的项目，以及该过程中你用到或学到的技能。刘炳军说，这样可以淡化实习的非全职性，同时也让公司看到你身上具备他们所看重的工作经验。
• Every time something wonderful happens to you, you downplay it.
  你每次有什么好事都很低调。
• But my life this unique and incredible experience is what I want to downplay it.
  但我人生中这段与众不同且不可思议的经历恰恰是我想淡化的。