low-key

英 [ˌləʊ ˈkiː]

美 [ˌloʊ ˈkiː]

adj.  低调的; 不招摇的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 低调的；不招摇的
  not intended to attract a lot of attention
  1. Their wedding was a very low-key affair.
     他们的婚礼办得很低调。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 低调的；小规模的
  If you say that something islow-key, you mean that it is on a small scale rather than involving a lot of activity or being made to seem impressive or important.
  1. The wedding will be a very low-key affair...
     婚礼将低调举行。
  2. He wanted to keep the meetings low-key.
     他不希望将会议扩大。

英英释义

adj

• restrained in style or quality
  1. a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence
  Synonym:low-keyedsubdued

双语例句

• Is not a high-profile magnificent leap, before substantial loss of low-key;
  是不是飞跃了高调的华丽，才失去了低调的殷实；
• That rich man in our town is a very low-key person.
  我们镇上的那个有钱人是个相当低调的人。
• Yesterday afternoon in the adaptation training, Tan-song look at the entire training process are very low-key.
  在昨日下午的适应性训练中，谭望嵩在整个训练过程中都显得很低调。
• We're halfway prepared for a low-key romantic comedy when all hell breaks lose.
  我们基本上已经准备又要看一部低调的浪漫喜剧，然而一切突然发生了变化。
• America must make this as low-key as possible.
  美国必须尽可能低调促成此事。
• Keep your plans low-key, and keep in mind that change is good!
  将自己计划制定得低调一些，记住，改变对你来说是好的！
• The wedding will be a very low-key affair
  婚礼将低调举行。
• My dad was low-key, just sort of letting me know he was disappointed with me.
  我父亲很低调，只是有点儿像是让我知道，他对我感到失望。
• But diplomats and many UNESCO staff have expressed surprise at what they see as a low-key appointment.
  但是外交人士和UNESCO的许多职员表达了对于这样一种低调的任命的惊讶。
• Try being low-key and open rather than uptight and defensive.
  试着低调一点，开放一点，而不是紧张和保守。