| 单词 | play down |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔GO〕We were bunking off one day, and playing down by the canal. 有一天我们逃学，在运河边玩耍。朗文写作活用〔UNIMPORTANT〕The government is trying to play down the seriousness of the unemployment figures. 政府在试图淡化失业数据的严重性。朗文写作活用〔affair〕He has tried to play down his involvement in the affair.他试图淡化与该事的瓜葛。牛津搭配〔blasé〕While many adults play down television's impact, the children are not so blasé.许多成年人贬低电视的影响,而孩子们却不是那么不为所动的。英汉大词典〔finesse〕She finessed the interview by playing down her lack of experience and talking about her long-standing interest in the field.她对自己的经验不足轻描淡写，转而谈论自己对该领域长久以来的兴趣，就这样巧妙地把采访应对过去了。剑桥高阶〔loom〕The government is playing down the notion that a crisis is looming.政府轻描淡写地对待有危机逼近的说法。麦克米伦高阶〔media〕The company is anxious to play down the media hype.公司急于淡化媒体的炒作。牛津搭配〔play ... down〕He always played down his role in the affair.他经常对自己在事件中的作用轻描淡写。21世纪英汉〔play down〕He plays down rumours that he aims to become a Labour MP.他对那些说他想要成为工党下院议员的传言轻描淡写。柯林斯高阶〔play down〕He tried to play down his illness.他试图掩盖他的病情。外研社新世纪〔play down〕He will play down the financial difficulties of the company.他会有意淡化公司的财政困难。外研社新世纪〔play down〕The team coach played down the rivalry between the players.球队教练对队员间的敌对情绪轻描淡写。外研社新世纪〔play down〕Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports.西方外交官刻意贬低这些报告的重要性。柯林斯高阶〔play sth down〕Military spokespeople tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster.军方发言人竭力淡化灾难的严重程度。剑桥高阶〔play up〕During the interview, try to play down your weaknesses and play up your strengths.在面试时，尽量淡化你的弱项，突出你的强项。韦氏高阶〔play〕At first the government played down the threat to public health.起初政府试图将对公众健康的威胁轻描淡写。麦克米伦高阶〔play〕He played down his part in the discovery.他故意贬低自己在这一发现中所起的作用。英汉大词典〔play〕Management has been playing down the possibility of job losses.管理层一直在淡化职位减少的可能性。朗文当代〔play〕Politicians have to play down to the voters, so that they seem to be ordinary worthy people.对选民,政治家须屈尊随群,这样他们就显得既平凡又难能可贵了。英汉大词典〔play〕The White House spokeswoman sought to play down the significance of the event.白宫女发言人试图淡化那一事件的重要性。朗文当代〔quickly〕Officials played down any hope for a quick end to the bloodshed.官员们让迅速结束这场流血冲突的希望变得渺茫起来。柯林斯高阶〔underplay〕To present or deal with subtly or with restraint; play down.轻描淡写，贬低重要性：难理解地或克制地表现或处理；轻描淡写美国传统〔well-tried〕It's a well-tried tactic to play down public expectations in advance of a superpower summit.在超级大国的峰会之前降低公众的期望值是个屡试不爽的策略。柯林斯高阶He tried to play down my part in the work and play up his own. 他极力贬低我在这工作中的作用，而拼命抬高他自己的分量。译典通The general tried to play down the military defeat. 将军设法减低战败的严重性。译典通 |
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