downplaying

英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪɪŋ]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪɪŋ]

v.  对…轻描淡写; 使轻视; 贬低
downplay的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 对…轻描淡写;使轻视;贬低
  If youdownplaya fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is.
  1. The government is trying to downplay the violence.
     政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。
  2. ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.
     对核事故的危险轻描淡写

双语例句

• Dealers had every incentive to keep the market opaque and bespoke, which boosted margins and profits, while downplaying infrastructure issues.
  交易商有各种动机想维持市场的不透明状态和定制模式这有利于提高保证金和利润却不重视基础设施问题。
• By downplaying traditional values, like loyalty, intelligence and bravery, people may slowly alter the Chinese identity.
  由于轻视如忠诚、聪慧和勇敢等传统价值观，国人独有的的个性特征可能会被改变。
• The strategy's emphasis on downplaying disputes appears to set a new guideline for PRC trade officials to moderate their responses to the United States on market access issues.
  此战略强调要忽视争端看来似乎为中国贸易官员调整对美国市场准入问题的回应建立起新的指导方针。
• However, the adjustments of Required Reserve Ratio has a strong impact on the economy which lead to adverse outcomes. So western countries are downplaying its role, set very low Required Reserve Ratios even equal to zero.
  然而法定存款准备金率的调整对经济的冲击比较大，容易产生不良后果，因此当今西方国家已经逐渐淡化了它的作用，设置极低甚至为零的准备金率。
• Britons spent much of the last few months downplaying their interest in the royal family and the wedding – yet on Friday morning, they waved flags and sang the national anthem en masse in city parks.
  过去几个月里英国人不是很重视皇家和这场婚礼，然而周五上午他们大规模地在城市的公园里挥舞着国旗，唱着国歌恩。
• Meanwhile, Japanese officials are downplaying the issue, and say they are hopeful the two sides can soon hold further discussions on joint cooperation on gas fields in the area.
  同时，日本官方正淡化纠纷，声称他们对双方能很快在油气田进行合作方面举行进一步商讨抱有希望。
• The exploitation to read to draw near the distance between the host and guest body, downplaying the utility value judgment;
  利用诵读拉近主客体之间的距离，淡化功利价值判断；
• For starters, downplaying China's rise has practical benefits.
  首先，低调处理中国强大的事实有着现实的利益。
• But says from the certain extent, a part of the school entrance examination-oriented education to Chinese learning lack due glamour, downplaying the literature of infectivity, weakening the edifying of sensibility.
  但从一定程度上而言，部分学校高考应试教育使语文学习缺失了应有的魅力，淡化了文学感染力，弱化了情感熏陶。
• The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
  教练对这个队的拙劣表现不以为然。