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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

英英释义

verb

• understate the importance or quality of
  1. he played down his royal ancestry
  Synonym:backgrounddownplay

双语例句

• You should not have let her play down by the old mine.
  你不应该让她去那儿玩的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.
  政治家必须学会对选民放低身价。
• 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。
• He is trying to play down his own part in the affair.
  他正设法淡化他在那件事情当中所扮演的角色。
• The government are trying to play down their involvement in the affair.
  政府极力淡化与该事的瓜葛。