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 two leaders downplayed differences on steps to reverse the current economic slide.
  两位领导人还试图淡化他们在扭转经济下滑的具体做法上存在的分歧。
• State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland on Thursday downplayed the incident.
  美国国务院发言人纽兰星期四对这一事件进行了淡化处理。
• The risks from contagion have repeatedly been downplayed.
  危机蔓延的风险一再被低估。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。
• Crean downplayed the potential economic impact of the case.
  克林淡化了潜在的经济影响的案件。
• 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。
• 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。