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
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- The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
教练对这个队的拙劣表现不以为然。
- The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
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.- The government is trying to downplay the violence.
政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。 - ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.
对核事故的危险轻描淡写
- The government is trying to downplay the violence.
英英释义
verb
- understate the importance or quality of
- he played down his royal ancestry
- represent as less significant or important
双语例句
- This style allows you to draw out your related skills and downplay your work history.
这种风格的简历能突出你的相关技能而忽略你的工作经验。 - The government is trying to downplay the violence.
政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。 - Now, there are a lot of folks, a lot of skeptics who often downplay the effectiveness of multilateral action.
现在有许多人,也有许多质疑者经常贬低多边行动的有效性。 - But he should not downplay the strategic dimension of foreign policy.
但他不应淡化外交政策的战略层面。 - 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。 - Lookingthe bright side may even hurt teenagers, say some experts, because it can make them downplay the risks posed by smoking and drug abuse.
一些专家称,看到乐观的一面甚至会伤害到青少年,因为这会使他们忽视吸烟和毒品引起的危害。 - 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。 - In general, people downplay their unhealthy habits, preferring instead to blame disease on factors beyond their control: their genes or environmental factors such as mobile phones or radiation.
一般来说,人们会低估自己的不良习惯的影响,而偏向将病因归结于那些他们无法控制的因素,比如基因或手机、辐射等环境因素。 - 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。 - Which does he downplay or ignore altogether?
又轻描淡写或完全忽略了哪些?