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

• They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
  他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。
• 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。
• You should not have let her play down by the old mine.
  你不应该让她去那儿玩的。
• He can also play down the middle.
  他同样可以在中场。
• The reporter wrote the play down, as he had not liked it.
  那记者轻描淡写地评价了一下那个剧，因为它不喜欢它。
• It's a well-tried tactic to play down public expectations in advance of a superpower summit.
  在超级大国的峰会之前降低公众的期望值是个屡试不爽的策略。
• She tried to play down his part in the affair and play up her own.
  她想贬低他在这件事里起的作用，夸大自己的作用。
• 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 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。
• You play down, you could end up losing.
  发挥不好你就可能输掉。