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

• Downplaying of the Police Uniform Culture and its Countermeasures
  警察服饰文化的淡化及对策
• 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；
• So we should put forward the countermeasures on the basis of analyzing the reason of the copied police uniform and its influence on the downplaying of the police uniform culture.
  因此，应从分析仿制警服出现的原因入手，探讨其对警察服饰文化的淡化的影响，并找出相应的治理对策。
• If Wall Street got into trouble by borrowing too much, downplaying risks and living only for the present, the same could be said of much of the rest of the country.
  如果华尔街是因为借贷过度，忽视危机，以及安于现状而陷于麻烦之中，那么这些也会在这个国家的其他地方重演。
• 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。
• They are downplaying the Raikkonen comments as'superficial ', however they say that the sentiments about Alonso are what the team feels at this time.
  他们把对莱科宁的评论淡化为“仅限于表面的”关系，但他们说对阿隆索感受是此时此刻车队确实能感觉得到的。
• In fact, despite his rhetoric downplaying any further expansion of its balance sheet, Bernanke was careful in his press conference not to close the door entirely on qe3.
  事实上，虽然伯南克在言辞中淡化美联储资产负债表的进一步扩张，但在最近的新闻发布会上，他却进行了谨慎处理，并未完全关上qe3的大门。
• The financial community is circling the wagons in an attempt to avoid a major panic when the markets reopen Monday, holding conference calls with nervous investors and downplaying the importance of credit-rating agencies in the financial markets.
  目前，这一金融中枢正严阵以待，不断通过电话会议来安抚紧张的投资者，淡化评级机构对市场的影响，希望能藉此避免市场周一开盘时出现过度恐慌情绪。
• 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。
• Sure, a cheaper iPhone abroad could be perceived by the U.S. as downplaying a premium brand, but to many Chinese, it would still be a hefty chunk of their disposable income.
  当然，美国可能认为在海外推出更廉价的iPhone手机是在贬低一个高档品牌的价值，但鉴于中国的人均可支配收入水平，这仍然是一笔巨大的开支。