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
- 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 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。 - 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。 - They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。 - Gobang Terminator is a Gobang the game, nothing to play down the play.
五子棋终结者,是个五子棋的小游戏,没事就下来玩了玩。 - 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。 - 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。 - You don't have to play down to'em, just play to'em.
不一定很投入的学,只要好玩就行了。 - 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。