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.- 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。 - 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。 - 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。
- Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports...
英英释义
verb
- understate the importance or quality of
- he played down his royal ancestry
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。 - 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。 - 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。