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

• Traditional aspects of Korean culture tend to be downplayed or ignored in North Korea.
  在朝鲜，其传统文化大有被忽略之势。
• 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。
• He "downplayed" the possibility of holding last-ditch talks with Iraq in switzerland.
  他“淡化”了在瑞士与伊拉克进行最后阶段谈判的可能性。
• "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。
• President Obama also downplayed the threat, saying his recommendation would be that people go to the movies.
  奥巴马总统低调处理有关威胁。他说，他建议民众还是去看电影。
• Senator McCain downplayed the Powell announcement when asked about it on the Fox News Sunday television program.
  麦凯恩在接受福克斯电视台周日新闻电视节目的采访时，对鲍威尔支持奥巴马的消息进行了低调处理。
• 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。
• Local media initially downplayed the crisis, following the government's cue;
  根据政府指示，开始时媒体报道低调；
• 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。
• 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。