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

• But I downplayed my feelings for him.
  不过我一直淡化了我对他的感情。
• 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。
• Crean downplayed the potential economic impact of the case.
  克林淡化了潜在的经济影响的案件。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• However, Mr Feng downplayed fears of a pandemic.
  不过，冯子健淡化了疫情大爆发的担心。
• 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。
• 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。
• Executives at Goldman and Morgan Stanley yesterday downplayed those fears, saying they had been reducing leverage since the onset of the credit crunch and arguing they would be able to make up for it by working harder in other areas.
  高盛和摩根士丹利的高管昨日对这些担心表示不以为然。他们表示，自信贷紧缩爆发以来，他们一直在降低杠杆水平，并且表示，通过在其它方面更加努力的工作，他们可以弥补这方面的损失。