downplay

英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ]

v. 对…轻描淡写; 使轻视; 贬低

现在分词：downplaying　过去式：downplayed　过去分词：downplayed　第三人称单数：downplays　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.33706 / COCA.9908

牛津词典

verb

对…轻描淡写；使轻视；贬低
to make people think that sth is less important than it really is
1. The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
  教练对这个队的拙劣表现不以为然。

柯林斯词典

VERB 对…轻描淡写;使轻视;贬低
If youdownplaya fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is.
1. The government is trying to downplay the violence.
  政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。
2. ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.
  对核事故的危险轻描淡写

英英释义

verb

understate the importance or quality of
1. he played down his royal ancestry
Synonym:backgroundplay down
represent as less significant or important
Synonym:understateminimizeminimise

双语例句

Since we have to understand their special feelings of love can not have too much, nor have the time due, but to downplay and belittle love.
因为我们要懂爱情因其特殊情感不可能拥有太多，也不因是否拥有时，而对爱进行淡化与贬低。
It would be irresponsible for me to downplay the magnitude of this crisis or assure you that everything is under control.
如果我缩小这次危机的严重性或向你们保证一切都在控制之中，就是不负责任的。
Jonathan Pershing, the US chief negotiator at Copenhagen, tried to downplay America's contribution to climate change.
美国哥本哈根主要谈判代表试图去低调处理美国对于气候变迁的‘贡献’。
And I don't mean to downplay engineering at all.
我不是说要贬低工程工作。
It should also be straight and not too curvyto downplay the roundness of the face.
眉毛线条也可以是直的，不用过于弯曲使脸显得不那么圆。
This style allows you to draw out your related skills and downplay your work history.
这种风格的简历能突出你的相关技能而忽略你的工作经验。
Secondly, we cannot downplay the problems that might be caused by cell phone in driving.
论者也没有提供资料说明这类事故与开车打手机导致的事故有何种可比性。
Every time something wonderful happens to you, you downplay it.
你每次有什么好事都很低调。
One more argument to downplay protectionism can be discounted.
我们不能轻信任何有意低估保护主义的说法。
On visits home I had to make a conscious decision whether to exaggerate or downplay the exoticism.
回到美国后，我得有意识地做个决定，对在北京生活的这段日子，是说得夸张一点好呢，还是平淡一点好。