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
- 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。 - They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。 - 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。 - I know you try to play down my part in the affair and play up your own.
我知道你有意贬低我在这件事中起的作用,而抬高你自己。 - 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。 - 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。 - He can also play down the middle.
他同样可以在中场。 - And while they may play down the money, all three are extremely ambitious.
尽管他们可能并不看重钱,但三个人都极有雄心壮志。 - 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 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。