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 can also play down the middle.
  他同样可以在中场。
• 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。
• You should not have let her play down by the old mine.
  你不应该让她去那儿玩的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。