downplay

verb

1. 对…轻描淡写；使轻视；贬低
   to make people think that sth is less important than it really is
   1. The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
      教练对这个队的拙劣表现不以为然。

1. VERB 对…轻描淡写;使轻视;贬低
   If you downplay a 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

1. The government is trying to downplay the violence.
   政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。
2. As we make our way through the paces of our work and home lives, it's easy to downplay or put off things that have nothing to do with keeping on schedule or paying the bills.
   在一步步完成工作和家庭生活各个环节的同时，我们很容易忽视甚至推延那些和日常日程或费用不相干的事。
3. Give examples of projects you worked on and skills you used and acquired, Liu says. This way you can downplay the part-time aspect of the internship and the company should see that you have the experience it is looking for.
   可以举例说明你曾参与的项目，以及该过程中你用到或学到的技能。刘炳军说，这样可以淡化实习的非全职性，同时也让公司看到你身上具备他们所看重的工作经验。
4. If I thought my behavior was unacceptable, I might admit to having done it, but Id also be keen to downplay how often.
   如果我认为我的行为时不可被接受的，那么我可能会承认我做过，但会对频率做一些弱化。
5. Now, there are a lot of folks, a lot of skeptics who often downplay the effectiveness of multilateral action.
   现在有许多人，也有许多质疑者经常贬低多边行动的有效性。
6. He also sought to downplay the importance of deposit taking.
   他也寻求淡化吸收存款的重要性。他说，我们还没考虑过存款的事，我们不打算追逐存款。
7. In general, people downplay their unhealthy habits, preferring instead to blame disease on factors beyond their control: their genes or environmental factors such as mobile phones or radiation.
   一般来说，人们会低估自己的不良习惯的影响，而偏向将病因归结于那些他们无法控制的因素，比如基因或手机、辐射等环境因素。
8. This separation leads us to downplay the political consequences of long-term economic weakness.
   政经分离使我们低估了长期经济疲弱带来的政治后果。
9. Which does he downplay or ignore altogether?
   又轻描淡写或完全忽略了哪些？
10. It should also be straight and not too curvyto downplay the roundness of the face.
    眉毛线条也可以是直的，不用过于弯曲使脸显得不那么圆。
11. But my life this unique and incredible experience is what I want to downplay it.
    但我人生中这段与众不同且不可思议的经历恰恰是我想淡化的。
12. But he should not downplay the strategic dimension of foreign policy.
    但他不应淡化外交政策的战略层面。
13. Every time something wonderful happens to you, you downplay it.
    你每次有什么好事都很低调。
14. Jonathan Pershing, the US chief negotiator at Copenhagen, tried to downplay America's contribution to climate change.
    美国哥本哈根主要谈判代表试图去低调处理美国对于气候变迁的‘贡献’。
15. Some people appear to downplay positive aspects of their situations to limit their expectations and help them feel less pressured.
    有些人似乎在低调处理自己处境中的积极方面为此来限制自己的期望值，帮助他们感到压力更少。
16. Secondly, we cannot downplay the problems that might be caused by cell phone in driving.
    论者也没有提供资料说明这类事故与开车打手机导致的事故有何种可比性。
17. 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。
18. Taipei, whose relations with Beijing have also been on the mend, moved to downplay the incident.
    近年来与北京方面关系同样出现回暖的台北方面，采取行动淡化这一事件的影响。
19. Lookingthe bright side may even hurt teenagers, say some experts, because it can make them downplay the risks posed by smoking and drug abuse.
    一些专家称，看到乐观的一面甚至会伤害到青少年，因为这会使他们忽视吸烟和毒品引起的危害。
20. Don't change along with time yes, this kind of injury will slowly downplay, after many years again recall, just abundant life of experience just.
    不是的，随着时间推移，这种伤害会慢慢淡化，许多年后再回忆，只是丰富了人生的经历罢了。
21. It's also that, when this less flattering data came to light in2007, some researchers tried to downplay it.
    而是在2007年这个并不讨好的数据出现的时候，有些专家试图低调处理它。
22. Since we have to understand their special feelings of love can not have too much, nor have the time due, but to downplay and belittle love.
    因为我们要懂爱情因其特殊情感不可能拥有太多，也不因是否拥有时，而对爱进行淡化与贬低。
23. He even seemed to downplay Mr Putin's role in the KGB, saying that every country needed an intelligence service.
    他甚至淡化普京在克格勃里的角色，他说每个国家都需要一个情报系统。
24. On visits home I had to make a conscious decision whether to exaggerate or downplay the exoticism.
    回到美国后，我得有意识地做个决定，对在北京生活的这段日子，是说得夸张一点好呢，还是平淡一点好。
25. And I don't mean to downplay engineering at all.
    我不是说要贬低工程工作。
26. It is easy to downplay the importance of work that feels meaningful.
    忽视你感觉很重要的工作的重要性是很容易的。
27. Drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, however, are keen to downplay any concerns and are optimistic that the team could well notch up podiums and wins this year.
    然而车手舒马赫和尼克罗斯伯格急于对该赛季转折和登上领奖台轻视之，并在今年取得胜利。
28. This style allows you to draw out your related skills and downplay your work history.
    这种风格的简历能突出你的相关技能而忽略你的工作经验。
29. One more argument to downplay protectionism can be discounted.
    我们不能轻信任何有意低估保护主义的说法。
30. Critics could argue that these arguments downplay the risks of a "sudden stop" in financial markets.
    批评人士可能辩称，这些论点淡化了金融市场“突然停滞”的风险。

verb

1. understate the importance or quality of
   1. he played down his royal ancestry

   Synonym:    backgroundplay down

2. represent as less significant or important

   Synonym:    understateminimizeminimise