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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He can also play down the middle.
  他同样可以在中场。
• You should not have let her play down by the old mine.
  你不应该让她去那儿玩的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Desperate for any job, they play down qualifications and experience in their applications.
  他们迫切想要得到工作，因此在申请时他们往往会贬低自己的资历和经验，降格以求。
• 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。