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Downplay 英[ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ 美[ˈdaʊnˌple Vt.贬低,轻视;不予重视;将…轻描淡写 Verb 对…轻描淡写;使轻视;贬低 Fact Feature

单词 downplay
音标
英[ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ] 美[ˈdaʊnˌple]
解释
vt.贬低,轻视;不予重视;将…轻描淡写;
例句

VERB
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.
例:The government is trying to downplay the violence.政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。
例:...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.对核事故的危险轻描淡写
变形
third:downplays~done:downplayed~ing:downplaying~past:downplayed~

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