play down

1. PHRASAL VERB 降低…的重要性；贬低；淡化
   If you play down something, you try to make people believe that it is not particularly important.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Both London and Dublin are playing the matter down.
      伦敦和都柏林方面对此事都在有意淡化。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. Both London and Dublin are playing the matter down.
   伦敦和都柏林方面对此事都在有意淡化。
4. 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。
5. I raised this instance not to play down the importance of psychology.
   我举这个例子并不是说心理素质不重要。
6. She tried to play down his part in the affair and play up her own.
   她想贬低他在这件事里起的作用，夸大自己的作用。
7. Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.
   政治家必须学会对选民放低身价。
8. We must not play down these feelings of fear and uncertainty, and I certainly won't do that.
   我们决不能贬低人们恐惧与不安的感受，我的确不能那样做。
9. We noticed that tried to play down her glamour and be more like Eleanor Roosevelt.
   我们注意到，Faye有意抑制自己的魅力，使自己更象埃莉诺？罗斯福。
10. I play down the fact that I'm a cop when I'm with her anyway.
    我告诉她事实是不管我是不是和在一起，我都是名警察。
11. The conspiracy theorists might say that he is trying to play down his influence over the prime minister.
    阴谋论者也许会说，默多克试图淡化他对现任英国首相的影响。
12. The impact of the market economy, the infiltration of Western decadent culture and social environment caused by the impact of some of today's college students play down the sense of responsibility.
    市场经济的冲击、西方腐朽文化的渗透和社会环境的影响造成了当今部分大学生责任感的淡化。
13. I know you try to play down my part in the affair and play up your own.
    我知道你有意贬低我在这件事中起的作用，而抬高你自己。
14. Recognizing this, not a correct view of information technology and management of the relationship between over-emphasized the role of information technology and management to play down the role.
    这种认识，没有正确看待信息化与管理的关系，过份强调了信息化的作用而淡化了管理的作用。
15. The reporter wrote the play down, as he had not liked it.
    那记者轻描淡写地评价了一下那个剧，因为它不喜欢它。
16. The government are trying to play down their involvement in the affair.
    政府极力淡化与该事的瓜葛。
17. He can also play down the middle.
    他同样可以在中场。
18. He will play down the financial difficulties of the company.
    他故意把公司的财政困难讲得轻些。
19. He is trying to play down his own part in the affair.
    他正设法淡化他在那件事情当中所扮演的角色。
20. Desperate for any job, they play down qualifications and experience in their applications.
    他们迫切想要得到工作，因此在申请时他们往往会贬低自己的资历和经验，降格以求。
21. The government is trying to play down its role in the affair.
    政府正设法淡化他在这件事情中的角色。
22. They found that women students play down their gender as a way of blending in.
    他们发现，作为融入方式，女学生弱化了自己的性别。
23. 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份量。
24. Gobang Terminator is a Gobang the game, nothing to play down the play.
    五子棋终结者，是个五子棋的小游戏，没事就下来玩了玩。
25. They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
    他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。
26. You don't have to play down to'em, just play to'em.
    不一定很投入的学，只要好玩就行了。
27. You play down, you could end up losing.
    发挥不好你就可能输掉。
28. And while they may play down the money, all three are extremely ambitious.
    尽管他们可能并不看重钱，但三个人都极有雄心壮志。
29. You should not have let her play down by the old mine.
    你不应该让她去那儿玩的。
30. Our government is trying to play down the abductees 'issue because they cannot do anything right now.
    我国政府正试图淡化被绑架者问题，因为眼下他们什么也做不了。

verb

1. understate the importance or quality of
   1. he played down his royal ancestry

   Synonym:    backgrounddownplay