| 英语单词 | low-key |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 美 |
| 中文释义 | adj.抑制的;低调的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The wedding was a very, low-key affair. (2) divert from one's purpose |
| 中文例句 | (1) 婚礼办得毫不招摇。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Something low-key is quiet or understated. A low-key wedding might be held in a friend's backyard, with a potluck reception — it's informal, small, and subdued. |
| vocabulary扩展 | A person who's low-key is modest and soft spoken, and a low-key restaurant is comfortable and unpretentious. You might prefer your family's low-key way of celebrating birthdays (a cake and a few gifts) to the way your best friend's family does it (hiring caterers, clowns, magicians, and a band). Low-key can also mean "muted in color," like the low-key tones in your favorite painting. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]低调的;小规模的 If you say that something is low-key, you mean that it is on a small scale rather than involving a lot of activity or being made to seem impressive or important.
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