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
- 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。 - 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。 - You play down, you could end up losing.
发挥不好你就可能输掉。 - I know you try to play down my part in the affair and play up your own.
我知道你有意贬低我在这件事中起的作用,而抬高你自己。 - 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。 - The reporter wrote the play down, as he had not liked it.
那记者轻描淡写地评价了一下那个剧,因为它不喜欢它。 - Desperate for any job, they play down qualifications and experience in their applications.
他们迫切想要得到工作,因此在申请时他们往往会贬低自己的资历和经验,降格以求。 - The government is trying to play down its role in the affair.
政府正设法淡化他在这件事情中的角色。 - He can also play down the middle.
他同样可以在中场。 - They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。