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 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。
• He can also play down the middle.
  他同样可以在中场。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.
  政治家必须学会对选民放低身价。
• You play down, you could end up losing.
  发挥不好你就可能输掉。
• 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。
• 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 should not have let her play down by the old mine.
  你不应该让她去那儿玩的。