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.
  1. The government is trying to downplay the violence.
     政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。
  2. ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.
     对核事故的危险轻描淡写

双语例句

• A spokesman for the Palace downplayed claims the assassination raid had anything to do with the delay.
  英国王室的一位发言人对突袭拉登造成蜜月延期一事没有正面回应。
• Fellow Republicans downplayed the significance of Bloomberg's endorsement.
  共和党人淡化了布隆伯格的支持。
• On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke downplayed bank takeover talk, helping the stock market bounce off12-year lows.
  周二，美联储主席本·伯南克打消了政府将接管银行的传言，促使股市从12年来的低点开始反弹。
• Our experience of the past few years is also of great importance and should not be downplayed.
  这几年的经验也很重要，不要小看。
• He downplayed those comments Tuesday.
  拉梅什星期二淡化了这些言论。
• The risks from contagion have repeatedly been downplayed.
  危机蔓延的风险一再被低估。
• "I must confess that over my career, I've actually downplayed the importance of DJs," says Peter Hook.
  我必须承认，在我的音乐历程中，之前的确忽视了DJ的重要性。
• But I downplayed my feelings for him.
  不过我一直淡化了我对他的感情。
• Russia has both condemned and downplayed the significance of international sanctions.
  俄罗斯谴责并蔑视国际社会的制裁。
• Meanwhile, the athlete downplayed the fact that his time equaled the world record.
  同时，他的个人成绩也追平了世界纪录。