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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

    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?