downplay

英[daʊn'pleɪ] 美[,daʊn'ple]
  • vt. 不予重视;将...轻描淡写

词态变化


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

英文词源


downplay (v.)
"de-emphasize," 1968, from down (adv.) + play (v.). Related: Downplayed; downplaying.

双语例句


1. The government is trying to downplay the violence.
政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。

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2. To exalt Reformed alles is to downplay our central identity as Christians.
高举“改革宗”在其它之上,是贬低了我们作为基督徒最基本的身份.

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3. Finns are very modest and downplay their own accomplishments.
芬兰人是非常谦虚,淡化自己的成绩.

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4. The humiliation of defeat in 1982 caused Argentina to downplay the dispute.
1982年马岛战争失败后,阿根廷暂时搁置了争议.

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5. One more argument downplay protectionism can be discounted.
我们不能轻信任何有意低估保护主义的说法.

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