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

• Crean downplayed the potential economic impact of the case.
  克林淡化了潜在的经济影响的案件。
• Clinton downplayed reported splits within the Libyan rebel movement, and hailed what she said was the first "NATO-Arab alliance" providing military and political support for anti-Gaddafi forces.
  克林顿国务卿淡化了所报导的利比亚反对派运动内部的分裂，赞扬了她所说的第一支“北约-阿拉伯联盟”向反卡扎菲武装提供军事和政治支持。
• The risks from contagion have repeatedly been downplayed.
  危机蔓延的风险一再被低估。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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 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。
• 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。
• But I downplayed my feelings for him.
  不过我一直淡化了我对他的感情。