play down
贬低;降低;减少
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参考例子
1.He always played down his role in the affair.
他经常对自己在事件中的作用轻描淡写。
2.China has tried to play down its new law, saying it is not a war bill.
中国已经试著压低这(反分裂法)的反效果,说这不是一个战争的法案。
3.The doctors thought it kind to play down the serious nature of her illness.
医生们认为把她严重的病情说得轻微一些是仁慈的做法。
英文解释
v.
1.understate the importance or quality of
网络释义
play down
使(某事)显得不重要; 淡化; 对……不太重视; 降低;
play sth down
并不是那么重要;
play low down on
用卑鄙手段欺骗;
play down
缩小,贬低;
play down on
用卑鄙手段欺骗;