play down

play down读音音标

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play down意思解释

释义

轻描淡写；

故意缩小…的重要性；

和善地对待；

放低身价

英英释义

v.

understate the importance or quality of

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双语例句

We must keep down the cost of production.我们必须降低成本。Cocoons mission difficulty tuned down.降低了消灭虫茧的任务难度。She tried to play down his part in the affair.她极力贬低他在这一事件中的作用。He\'s always running down his wife\'s cooking.他总是贬低妻子的烹饪技术。The electrician took the houselights down.电工将剧场中观众席上的灯光减弱了一点。I don\'t think that will cool his eagerness down.我并不认为那会使他迫切的心情有所减弱。He has tried to play down his involvement in the affair.他极力淡化与该事的瓜葛。The UK also played down the threat posed by migratory birds.英国也在淡化侯鸟造成的威胁。