中英互译
downplay
英 /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/美 /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/
基本释义
- v.对……轻描淡写;轻视,贬低
第三人称单数downplays
现在分词downplaying
过去式downplayed
过去分词downplayed
GREGMATSAT
双语例句
- Aboard his plane, the secretary tries to downplay the importance of the budget votes.在他的飞机上,部长试图淡化预算投票的重要性。
- While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real-estate "bubble," the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.过度乐观可能会助长不良投资模式,导致出现房地产“泡沫”,但这篇报告的作者对这种潜在后果只是一笔带过,认为这种后果尚未发生。
- And I don't mean to downplay engineering at all.我不是说要贬低工程工作。
网络短语
- downplay the epidemic对疫情不予重视;掩饰疫情
- downplay y低估
- Downplay File and Document Handing弱化文件和文档处理
- Downplay oneself作践自己
- Common goal can downplay differences共同目标可缩小分歧
词义分布
贬低
40%
低调处理
30%
轻视
30%
英英释义
- v.represent as less significant or important
- v.understate the importance or quality of
词源
- downplaydown- + play