downplaying

英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪɪŋ]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪɪŋ]

v.  对…轻描淡写; 使轻视; 贬低
downplay的现在分词

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

• The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
  教练对这个队的拙劣表现不以为然。
• Because conceptual metaphor as well as the metonymy possesses the specific cognitive feature of highlighting and hiding some aspects of a concept, the euphemistic expressions organized by metaphor and metonymy play the role of downplaying the negative and unpleasant aspects of the tabooed things.
  认知语言学认为概念隐喻和转喻都具有突出一个概念的某个方面而同时掩盖其他方面的作用，所以通过隐喻和转喻形成的委婉语可以掩盖被禁忌概念中反面的，另人不愉快的方面。
• Dealers had every incentive to keep the market opaque and bespoke, which boosted margins and profits, while downplaying infrastructure issues.
  交易商有各种动机想维持市场的不透明状态和定制模式这有利于提高保证金和利润却不重视基础设施问题。
• However, the adjustments of Required Reserve Ratio has a strong impact on the economy which lead to adverse outcomes. So western countries are downplaying its role, set very low Required Reserve Ratios even equal to zero.
  然而法定存款准备金率的调整对经济的冲击比较大，容易产生不良后果，因此当今西方国家已经逐渐淡化了它的作用，设置极低甚至为零的准备金率。
• By downplaying traditional values, like loyalty, intelligence and bravery, people may slowly alter the Chinese identity.
  由于轻视如忠诚、聪慧和勇敢等传统价值观，国人独有的的个性特征可能会被改变。
• Without downplaying the theme of collective identity, I argue that the recognition of individual status is an equally important motivation.
  本文作者并未忽视集体认同这个主题，但主张个人身份的认知是一个同样重要的动机。
• Sure, a cheaper iPhone abroad could be perceived by the U.S. as downplaying a premium brand, but to many Chinese, it would still be a hefty chunk of their disposable income.
  当然，美国可能认为在海外推出更廉价的iPhone手机是在贬低一个高档品牌的价值，但鉴于中国的人均可支配收入水平，这仍然是一笔巨大的开支。
• The United Auto Workers has been among the constituents downplaying any potential benefits of a deal.
  行业工会组织全美汽车工人联合会（UAW）一直是淡化这笔交易可能有什么好处的机构之一。
• After the Impeccable incident between China and the US, both sides seem to be downplaying this while sending extra vessels to beef up patrols.
  问：“无瑕号”事件发生后，中美双方口头上都淡化此事，却又都派遣船只加强巡逻。
• Britons spent much of the last few months downplaying their interest in the royal family and the wedding – yet on Friday morning, they waved flags and sang the national anthem en masse in city parks.
  过去几个月里英国人不是很重视皇家和这场婚礼，然而周五上午他们大规模地在城市的公园里挥舞着国旗，唱着国歌恩。