downplay
美 [ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ]
英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ] 
- v.对…轻描淡写;使轻视;贬低
- 网络低估;低调处理;不予重视
词形变化
第三人称单数:downplays 现在分词:downplaying 过去式:downplayed 反义词
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英汉双解
1. | ~ sth 对…轻描淡写;使轻视;贬低to make people think that sth is less important than it really is |
| The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance. 教练对这个队的拙劣表现不以为然。 |
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英英解释
例句
As I said, physicists do not become scientists for the money, so I don't want to downplay the financial problems that you may face.
正如我所说,物理学家不会成为科学家们的钱,所以我不想淡化的财务问题,你可能面临。
Iran's main state television channels did not air today's ceremony in an apparent attempt to downplay the controversy.
伊朗的主要国家电视频道为了淡化争议没有对今天的仪式进行现场直播。
Even the studies addressing the impact of meat on the planet downplay vegetarianism, as if the authors are nervous to press it on people.
即使是那些针对肉类对地球产生影响的相关研究,他们对素食主义也轻描淡写,好像作者们害怕将其强加于人一样。
However, Beijing has recently sought to downplay the capabilities of the carrier, saying it would be used for training and research.
然而,北京最近试图调低关于该舰战力的宣传,称它将用于训练与研究。
It would be irresponsible for me to downplay the magnitude of this crisis or assure you that everything is under control.
如果我缩小这次危机的严重性或向你们保证一切都在控制之中,就是不负责任的。
Curved shapes will downplay the angles of this face shape . Frames that are flat along the bottom can look boxy .
太阳镜的曲线将会弱化脸部的棱角。镜架下方过平的话会使脸颊看起来更方。
They would downplay their sense of vulnerability by, for example, comparing their own weight and diet favourably with that of their friends.
举个例子,他们通过和朋友比较体重和饮食习惯来忽视自己弱点。
However, Hanoi sought to downplay the drill Monday in an apparent attempt to not antagonize its larger neighbor unnecessarily.
不过,越南在周一力图对此次演习进行淡化处理,显然是为了避免不必要地激怒中国这个比它更大的邻国。
It may also induce aggression or downplay "feebleness in favor of a more pain-tolerant machismo, " the researchers said.
它也会引发挑衅,或淡化“虚弱突出疼痛忍耐度更强的男子气概,”研究人员说。
Sometimes adults try to downplay the problems teens have or think they're just a phase.
有时大人认为这是青春期男女必经的一个阶段,而试图淡化青春期男女所面临或者思考的问题。
Mr. Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to downplay the sniping from officials that dominated the run-up to the summit.
奥巴马和德国总理默克尔(AngelaMerkel)同意淡化处理双方官员在峰会前夕的龃龉。
They've done their best in the past to downplay theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012.
过去,墨西哥考古机构尽了最大努力,对古玛雅人预言2012年是世界末日的说法,采取轻描淡写的态度。
Many within the military establishment downplay the idea of a "China threat, " asserting that China's aims are not expansionist.
许多军队编制内部淡化了“中国威胁”论,他们认为中国的目的不是并不是扩大军事主义。
Nevertheless, the government does not seem concerned enough to downplay the heat.
不过,政府似乎没有因为担忧而回避高温天气。
But Thursday, officials said they were surprised by the global media coverage the drill received, and they began to downplay it.
但官员周四说,他们对此次演习受到全球媒体的广泛关注感到意外,他们开始进行淡化。
The Bank of England's governor, Mervyn King, did little to downplay concerns about the sovereign debt crisis.
英格兰银行行长梅尔文·金没有试图降低人们对主权债务危机的忧虑情绪。
Indeed, if anything, Secretary Clinton seemed to downplay the nuclear threat from the North in her hearings.
事实上,国务卿希拉里似乎在听证会上淡化朝鲜核威胁的分量。
But i'm trying to downplay my awesomeness because it speaks for itself.
我想低调点行事因为这不言自明了啊。
The pro-Olympics lobby tends to downplay the disadvantages.
争取申奥的游说团体倾向忽视不利因素。
Chinese media have been ordered to downplay coverage of the attacks, but the news has still received widespread attention online.
中国媒体已经得到命令,要求降低袭击案的报道范围,但袭击案件的新闻还是在网络上得到了广泛的关注。
Mr. Chen's attempt to downplay the threat China poses to Taiwan during his U. S. visit drew angry responses from many on the island.
访美期间,陈炳德试图淡化中国大陆对台湾构成的威胁,这引发了台湾许多人士的愤怒反应。
Lingering memories of the beginning of the year, only to downplay it, can only wait in silence ah!
年初的记忆挥之不去,只能淡化它,只能在默默地等待啊!
Quantify Your Value: You can counter the tendency to downplay yourself by presenting tangible evidence of what you bring to the table.
量化你的价值:拿出确凿的证据来展示被低估的价值,这是一种倾向,你完全可以不这样做。
Already the Nets have had to downplay speculation that Yi is more about marketing than basketball.
已经网必须低估猜想伊比篮球是更多关于行销。
SPIEGEL: It's noticeable that you downplay the significance of the religious and economic factor in your interpretation.
镜报:我们注意到在您的阐释中弱化了宗教和经济因素的重要性。
I know that spread easily of HUA QI2, also have no worry to look for that beauty that puts on to downplay in the flower bush.
我知道易散的花期,也无怨在花丛中寻找那一抹淡化的红颜。
Critics could argue that these arguments downplay the risks of a "sudden stop" in financial markets.
批评人士可能辩称,这些论点淡化了金融市场“突然停滞”的风险。
Without thinking, many working women downplay their career contributions or prospects, especially in social conversations.
许多职业女性特别在与朋友交谈时总是想都不想脱口就说她们的工作没有意义或者没有前途。
The games industry's natural defense against controversy is to downplay it, because in most cases the controversy is undeserved.
游戏业对于争议的自然辩解方式就是淡化它,因为争议并不很充足。
But perhaps the most blatant attempts to downplay the disaster have come from the mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov.
不过,也许对这场灾难最明目张胆的掩饰应该是来自莫斯科市长尤里·卢日科夫。
And, in the 2000s, when Bush appointees tried to downplay the severity of global warming, Hansen was the one blowing the whistle.
并且,在新世纪的前十年,当小布什任命的官员们试图贬低全球暖化的严重性时,Hansen就是那个站出来揭发的人。
Interestingly, while Americans tend to grossly exaggerate China's economic prowess, Chinese themselves downplay it.
有趣的是,当美国人趋向夸大中国经济的本事时,中国人自己却轻视了。
And I don't mean to downplay engineering at all.
我不是说要贬低工程工作。
To exalt the Reformed confessions is to downplay the primary New Testament confession that "Jesus is Lord. "
高举改革宗信条也贬低了最基本的新约认信:“耶稣是主”。
Downplay the scary, chilling, creepy, parts of Halloween.
淡化万圣节那可怕,令人胆寒生畏的部分。
Skeptics downplay the significance of a potential S&P downgrade.
怀疑者低估了潜在的标准普尔降级的意义。
Dutch parents, by contrast, downplay the dangerous and difficult sides of teenage sexuality, tending to normalize it.
相比之下,荷兰家长倾向于将青少年性正常化,把它的危险和难处淡化。
Some observers, however, downplay the significance of shareholder activism.
一些观察家,不过,淡化的意义,大股东的积极性。
Yet most Western governments seem keen to downplay Mr Meles's human-rights record, hoping his re-election will keep his country stable.
尽管西方政府似乎似倾向于忽视梅泽斯的人权政绩,但是希望他的连任能确保国家稳定。
He even seemed to downplay Mr Putin's role in the KGB, saying that every country needed an intelligence service.
他甚至淡化普京在克格勃里的角色,他说每个国家都需要一个情报系统。