play down

短语
大学

对...不重视, 降低, 贬低, 屈尊随群

发音

AU

词形变化

played down playing down plays down 三单 plays down playing down 现在分词 played down 过去式 played down 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.

    习语 及物

    The essay attempts to play down the role slavery had in the Civil War.

    The senator played down the threat of a recession.

    During the wave of anti-immigrant sentiment, Miguel played down his immigrant status by removing Chicano patois from his speech and adopting the nickname "Mike."

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

background downplay

反义词 1

play up

上位词 6

accent stress emphasize accentuate emphasise punctuate

下位词 2

soft-pedal wave off