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

• He tried to play down my part in the work and play up his own.
  他极力贬低我在这工作中的作用，而拼命抬高他自己的份量。
• They found that women students play down their gender as a way of blending in.
  他们发现，作为融入方式，女学生弱化了自己的性别。
• Gobang Terminator is a Gobang the game, nothing to play down the play.
  五子棋终结者，是个五子棋的小游戏，没事就下来玩了玩。
• Recognizing this, not a correct view of information technology and management of the relationship between over-emphasized the role of information technology and management to play down the role.
  这种认识，没有正确看待信息化与管理的关系，过份强调了信息化的作用而淡化了管理的作用。
• They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
  他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。
• Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.
  政治家必须学会对选民放低身价。
• He can also play down the middle.
  他同样可以在中场。
• The government are trying to play down their involvement in the affair.
  政府极力淡化与该事的瓜葛。
• 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。
• I play down the fact that I'm a cop when I'm with her anyway.
  我告诉她事实是不管我是不是和在一起，我都是名警察。