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
- 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。 - You play down, you could end up losing.
发挥不好你就可能输掉。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The impact of the market economy, the infiltration of Western decadent culture and social environment caused by the impact of some of today's college students play down the sense of responsibility.
市场经济的冲击、西方腐朽文化的渗透和社会环境的影响造成了当今部分大学生责任感的淡化。 - 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。 - They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。