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

• 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。
• The conspiracy theorists might say that he is trying to play down his influence over the prime minister.
  阴谋论者也许会说，默多克试图淡化他对现任英国首相的影响。
• He will play down the financial difficulties of the company.
  他故意把公司的财政困难讲得轻些。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The government is trying to play down its role in the affair.
  政府正设法淡化他在这件事情中的角色。
• 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。