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

• 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。
• The White House downplayed the lower job numbers as just a bump in the road.
  白宫淡化为仅仅是在路上颠簸了较低的工作号码。
• 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。
• 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。
• NATO foreign ministers downplayed their differences as they began a two-day summit in Berlin to discuss the scope of the military alliance's operations in Libya.
  北约各国外交部长在柏林开始两天会议之际淡化处理他们的分歧。会议将讨论这个军事同盟在利比亚开展行动的范围。
• 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。
• 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 downplayed those comments Tuesday.
  拉梅什星期二淡化了这些言论。
• The report downplayed the effects of large class sizes in schools.
  报告对学校大班级规模的影响一带而过。
• However, Mr Feng downplayed fears of a pandemic.
  不过，冯子健淡化了疫情大爆发的担心。