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downplay v.低估；对…轻描淡写；不予重视 (1) 表面上看来，密尔轻视死的重要性与恐怖性。(2) 争取申奥的游说团体倾向忽视不利因素。(3) 至于罗斯上校本人，并不怎么以自己的太空记录和太空成就沾沾自喜。(4) 1982年马岛战争失败后，阿根廷暂时搁置了争议。(5) 很多时候，在基督徒的圈子里，我们压抑疑问和困惑。 Politicians who depend on contributions from oil and gas companies tend to downplay the environmental effects of their products, and a boy who wants a trampoline for his birthday might downplay the possible dangers when he talks to his parents about it. Downplay is a relatively recent addition to the English language, dating from the late 1960s.

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英 [ˌdaʊn'pleɪ] 美 [ˌdaʊn'pleɪ] (1) Mill seems to downplay the importance and terribleness of death.(2) The pro-Olympics lobby tends to downplay the disadvantages.(3) As for Mr. Ross, he tends to downplay the record and his space achievements.(4) The humiliation of defeat in 1982 caused Argentina to downplay the dispute.(5) Very often in Christian circles, we downplay people's doubts or questions. To downplay something is to act as if it's not very important. If you're trying to convince your friends to play poker with you, you might downplay the fact that you're an experienced and competitive player. 1[VERB 动词]对…轻描淡写；使轻视；贬低 If you downplay a fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is.   [V n]The government is trying to downplay the violence.政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.对核事故的危险轻描淡写

英语单词	downplay
英美音标	英 [ˌdaʊn'pleɪ] 美 [ˌdaʊn'pleɪ]
中文释义	v.低估；对…轻描淡写；不予重视
英语例句	(1) Mill seems to downplay the importance and terribleness of death. (2) The pro-Olympics lobby tends to downplay the disadvantages. (3) As for Mr. Ross, he tends to downplay the record and his space achievements. (4) The humiliation of defeat in 1982 caused Argentina to downplay the dispute. (5) Very often in Christian circles, we downplay people's doubts or questions.
中文例句	(1) 表面上看来，密尔轻视死的重要性与恐怖性。 (2) 争取申奥的游说团体倾向忽视不利因素。 (3) 至于罗斯上校本人，并不怎么以自己的太空记录和太空成就沾沾自喜。 (4) 1982年马岛战争失败后，阿根廷暂时搁置了争议。 (5) 很多时候，在基督徒的圈子里，我们压抑疑问和困惑。
vocabulary简明	To downplay something is to act as if it's not very important. If you're trying to convince your friends to play poker with you, you might downplay the fact that you're an experienced and competitive player.
vocabulary扩展	Politicians who depend on contributions from oil and gas companies tend to downplay the environmental effects of their products, and a boy who wants a trampoline for his birthday might downplay the possible dangers when he talks to his parents about it. Downplay is a relatively recent addition to the English language, dating from the late 1960s.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]对…轻描淡写；使轻视；贬低 If you downplay a fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is. [V n] The government is trying to downplay the violence. 政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。 ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents. 对核事故的危险轻描淡写

Downplay Fact Dangers 英 ˌdaʊn'pleɪ] 美 ˌdaʊn'pleɪ V.低估；对…轻描淡写；不予重视 Mill