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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He can also play down the middle.
他同样可以在中场。 - 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 will play down the financial difficulties of the company.
他故意把公司的财政困难讲得轻些。 - 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。 - 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。