downplay

US [ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ]
UK [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ]
  • v.对…轻描淡写；使轻视；贬低
  • Web低估；低调处理；不予重视
Simple Present：downplays  Present Participle：downplaying  Past Tense：downplayed  

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downplay
v.
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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AllAll,对…轻描淡写对…轻描淡写,使轻视使轻视,贬低贬低,低估低估,低调处理低调处理,不予重视不予重视
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1.
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。
zhèng rú wǒ suǒ shuō , wù lǐ xué jiā bú huì chéng wéi kē xué jiā men de qián , suǒ yǐ wǒ bù xiǎng dàn huà de cái wù wèn tí , nǐ kě néng miàn lín 。
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2.
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。
yī lǎng de zhǔ yào guó jiā diàn shì pín dào wèi le dàn huà zhēng yì méi yǒu duì jīn tiān de yí shì jìn xíng xiàn chǎng zhí bō 。
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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。
jí shǐ shì nà xiē zhēn duì ròu lèi duì dì qiú chǎn shēng yǐng xiǎng de xiāng guān yán jiū , tā men duì sù shí zhǔ yì yě qīng miáo dàn xiě , hǎo xiàng zuò zhě men hài pà jiāng qí qiáng jiā yú rén yí yàng 。
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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。
rán ér , běi jīng zuì jìn shì tú tiáo dī guān yú gāi jiàn zhàn lì de xuān chuán , chēng tā jiāng yòng yú xùn liàn yǔ yán jiū 。
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5.
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。
rú guǒ wǒ suō xiǎo zhè cì wēi jī de yán zhòng xìng huò xiàng nǐ men bǎo zhèng yí qiè dōu zài kòng zhì zhī zhōng , jiù shì bù fù zé rèn de 。
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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。
tài yáng jìng de qū xiàn jiāng huì ruò huà liǎn bù de léng jiǎo 。 jìng jià xià fāng guò píng de huà huì shǐ liǎn jiá kàn qǐ lái gèng fāng 。
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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。
jǔ gè lì zǐ , tā men tōng guò hé péng yǒu bǐ jiào tǐ zhòng hé yǐn shí xí guàn lái hū shì zì jǐ ruò diǎn 。
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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。
bú guò , yuè nán zài zhōu yī lì tú duì cǐ cì yǎn xí jìn xíng dàn huà chǔ lǐ , xiǎn rán shì wèi le bì miǎn bú bì yào dì jī nù zhōng guó zhè ge bǐ tā gèng dà de lín guó 。
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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。
tā yě huì yǐn fā tiǎo xìn , huò dàn huà " xū ruò tū chū téng tòng rěn nài dù gèng qiáng de nán zǐ qì gài , " yán jiū rén yuán shuō 。
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10.
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。
yǒu shí dà ren rèn wéi zhè shì qīng chūn qī nán nǚ bì jīng de yī gè jiē duàn , ér shì tú dàn huà qīng chūn qī nán nǚ suǒ miàn lín huò zhě sī kǎo de wèn tí 。
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