soft-pedal

soft-pedal读音音标

英 [ˈsɔ:ftˈpedl, ˌsɔft-]

美 [ˈsɔftˈpɛdl, ˌsɑft-]

soft-pedal意思解释

v.

弱音踏板；

变形

过去式：soft-pedalled

过去分词：soft-pedalled

现在分词：soft-pedalling

第三人称单数：soft-pedals

英英释义

n.

a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

同义词：soft pedal

v.

play down or obscure

\"His advisers soft-pedaled the president\'s blunder\"

双语例句

The government has been soft-pedalling (on) the question of teachers\' pay.政府一直低调处理教师的工资问题。