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

• You should not have let her play down by the old mine.
  你不应该让她去那儿玩的。
• He can also play down the middle.
  他同样可以在中场。
• Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.
  政治家必须学会对选民放低身价。
• The conspiracy theorists might say that he is trying to play down his influence over the prime minister.
  阴谋论者也许会说，默多克试图淡化他对现任英国首相的影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• He tried to play down my part in the work and play up his own.
  他极力贬低我在这工作中的作用，而拼命抬高他自己的份量。
• You play down, you could end up losing.
  发挥不好你就可能输掉。
• 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。
• 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。