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
- Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.
政治家必须学会对选民放低身价。 - 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。 - 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。 - I raised this instance not to play down the importance of psychology.
我举这个例子并不是说心理素质不重要。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。 - 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。