downplayed
英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪd]
美 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪd]
v. 对…轻描淡写; 使轻视; 贬低
downplay的过去分词和过去式
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.- The government is trying to downplay the violence.
政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。 - ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.
对核事故的危险轻描淡写
- The government is trying to downplay the violence.
双语例句
- In contrast, the fact that China remains an autocracy was politely downplayed by Mr Obama on his visit to Shanghai and Beijing last week.
相比之下,奥巴马上周访问上海和北京时,对中国仍是专制国家这一事实却礼貌地加以淡化。 - Clinton downplayed reported splits within the Libyan rebel movement, and hailed what she said was the first "NATO-Arab alliance" providing military and political support for anti-Gaddafi forces.
克林顿国务卿淡化了所报导的利比亚反对派运动内部的分裂,赞扬了她所说的第一支“北约-阿拉伯联盟”向反卡扎菲武装提供军事和政治支持。 - He also downplayed the extent to which the American model attracts people the world over: the Chinese business elite are much more interested in Silicon Valley than in their Confucian past.
同时,他也忽视了美国榜样对全世界的吸引力&对中国的商业精英们来说,比起他们的儒家传统,他们对美国硅谷(SiliconValley)更有兴趣。 - Fellow Republicans downplayed the significance of Bloomberg's endorsement.
共和党人淡化了布隆伯格的支持。 - He signalled on Tuesday night that he would fight fire with fire, but Mr Romney downplayed the prospect of a new assault.
金里奇在周二晚间暗示称,他将对罗姆尼还以颜色,但罗姆尼对金里奇发起新攻击的前景不以为然。 - Crean downplayed the potential economic impact of the case.
克林淡化了潜在的经济影响的案件。 - Over the last seven or eight years, I'd downplayed JKidd's game.
在过去的七、八年里,我都有些轻视了基德在比赛中的价值。 - The risks from contagion have repeatedly been downplayed.
危机蔓延的风险一再被低估。 - He downplayed those comments Tuesday.
拉梅什星期二淡化了这些言论。 - Air pollution can be a sensitive subject in China, and its scope has for years been downplayed by officials and state news agencies.
空气污染在中国可能是一个敏感话题,多年来,中国空气污染的影响范围一直被官员们和国有通讯社所淡化。