downplay

英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ]

v.  对…轻描淡写; 使轻视; 贬低

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

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.33706 / COCA.9908

牛津词典

verb

• 对…轻描淡写；使轻视；贬低
  to make people think that sth is less important than it really is
  1. The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
     教练对这个队的拙劣表现不以为然。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 对…轻描淡写;使轻视;贬低
  If youdownplaya fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is.
  1. The government is trying to downplay the violence.
     政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。
  2. ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.
     对核事故的危险轻描淡写

英英释义

verb

• understate the importance or quality of
  1. he played down his royal ancestry
  Synonym:backgroundplay down
• represent as less significant or important
  Synonym:understateminimizeminimise

双语例句

• Critics could argue that these arguments downplay the risks of a "sudden stop" in financial markets.
  批评人士可能辩称，这些论点淡化了金融市场“突然停滞”的风险。
• Drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, however, are keen to downplay any concerns and are optimistic that the team could well notch up podiums and wins this year.
  然而车手舒马赫和尼克罗斯伯格急于对该赛季转折和登上领奖台轻视之，并在今年取得胜利。
• He also sought to downplay the importance of deposit taking.
  他也寻求淡化吸收存款的重要性。他说，我们还没考虑过存款的事，我们不打算追逐存款。
• But my life this unique and incredible experience is what I want to downplay it.
  但我人生中这段与众不同且不可思议的经历恰恰是我想淡化的。
• Give examples of projects you worked on and skills you used and acquired, Liu says. This way you can downplay the part-time aspect of the internship and the company should see that you have the experience it is looking for.
  可以举例说明你曾参与的项目，以及该过程中你用到或学到的技能。刘炳军说，这样可以淡化实习的非全职性，同时也让公司看到你身上具备他们所看重的工作经验。
• It's also that, when this less flattering data came to light in2007, some researchers tried to downplay it.
  而是在2007年这个并不讨好的数据出现的时候，有些专家试图低调处理它。
• In general, people downplay their unhealthy habits, preferring instead to blame disease on factors beyond their control: their genes or environmental factors such as mobile phones or radiation.
  一般来说，人们会低估自己的不良习惯的影响，而偏向将病因归结于那些他们无法控制的因素，比如基因或手机、辐射等环境因素。
• Some people appear to downplay positive aspects of their situations to limit their expectations and help them feel less pressured.
  有些人似乎在低调处理自己处境中的积极方面为此来限制自己的期望值，帮助他们感到压力更少。
• Secondly, we cannot downplay the problems that might be caused by cell phone in driving.
  论者也没有提供资料说明这类事故与开车打手机导致的事故有何种可比性。
• As we make our way through the paces of our work and home lives, it's easy to downplay or put off things that have nothing to do with keeping on schedule or paying the bills.
  在一步步完成工作和家庭生活各个环节的同时，我们很容易忽视甚至推延那些和日常日程或费用不相干的事。