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

• 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 government are trying to play down their involvement in the affair.
  政府极力淡化与该事的瓜葛。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I know you try to play down my part in the affair and play up your own.
  我知道你有意贬低我在这件事中起的作用，而抬高你自己。
• 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。
• 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 will play down the financial difficulties of the company.
  他故意把公司的财政困难讲得轻些。