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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.
  政治家必须学会对选民放低身价。
• The reporter wrote the play down, as he had not liked it.
  那记者轻描淡写地评价了一下那个剧，因为它不喜欢它。
• Our government is trying to play down the abductees 'issue because they cannot do anything right now.
  我国政府正试图淡化被绑架者问题，因为眼下他们什么也做不了。
• 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。
• The government are trying to play down their involvement in the affair.
  政府极力淡化与该事的瓜葛。
• 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。