play down

英[pleɪdaʊn] 美[pleɪdaʊn]

降低；贬低；减弱；淡化

placage n.(建筑物的)薄饰面
placard n.招贴；海报；标语牌v.张贴布告；公布某事
placate v.抚慰；平息；和解
placatory adj.抚慰的；怀柔的；融洽的
place n.地方；地位；职位；获奖的名次v.将（某物）放置；安排；订货；寄托；辨认；获得名次

Verb:

understate the importance or quality of;
"he played down his royal ancestry"

1. Over the past few months, it has been working hard, with the help of media consultants, to play down its cosy reputation in favour of something more academic and serious.: 在过去的几个月里，在媒体顾问的帮助下，它一直在努力工作，以淡化其轻松愉快的印象，打造更学术化、更严肃的形象。

2. Taylor used to play down to most of his employees.: 泰勒经常放下架子对待他的大部分员工。

3. I raised this instance not to play down the importance of psychology.: 我举这个例子并不是说心理素质不重要。

4. We noticed that Faye tried to play down her glamour and be more like Eleanor Roosenelt.: 我们注意到，她有意抑制自己的魅力，使自己更象埃莉诺·罗斯福。

5. Still, she is quick to play down expectations, noting that the system is still in development.: 不过她很快降低了大家的期望，解释到这个系统仍还在研制中。

6. It's a well-tried tactic to play down public expectations in advance of a superpower summit.: 在超级大国的峰会之前降低公众的期望值是个屡试不爽的策略。

7. Disaster education, mainly in the form of jolly cartoons, seems designed to play down the dangers.: 灾难教育的设计似乎是为了减少人们对危险的恐惧，尤其是那些好玩的卡通形象。

8. And even though prosecutors tried to play down the genetic evidence, Beaty felt it was a major factor.: 而且即使检察官试图淡化遗传学证据，贝蒂认为这是一个主要因素。

9. With slightly less talented passers, switch to direct, high tempo passing and play down the channels.: 如果较少天才传球手，切换战术为直接，快速传球和边路活动。

10. This acquired the pigment in the sediment after a period of the correct treatment will be the play down.: 这种后天性的色素沉淀在经过一段正确的治疗后是会淡化的。

11. Scientists deliberately exaggerate the positive effects of their inventions and play down the negative impacts.: 科学家有意夸大其发明物的正面作用，有意隐瞒其负面影响。

12. Although our economy keeps growing at a decent rate, we cannot play down the difficulties our country is facing.: 尽管我国经济以一个不错的速度持续增长，我们仍不能小看我们目前所面临的困难。

13. In order to win this election, the candidate is going to have to play down the fact that he's been divorced twice.: 为了在这次选举中获胜，这位候选人不得不尽量避免提及他离过两次婚。

14. Don't forget; we must play down any reference to price until we get them interested in the main points of our proposal.: 记住，我们必须先把价格的问题看得无关紧要，直到他们对我们提议的主要方面发生兴趣。

15. It is wrong to play down the costs of globalization, but the reality is that we've been playing down its benefits for a long time.: 抑制全球化是错误的，但事实却是长期以来我们从全球化中所获得的收益一直在减少。

16. Neither twin had played a full match in a year, but they were keen to play down their scintillating start to life at United.: 值得一提的是两兄弟在为曼联上阵的一年前都没踢过一场完整的比赛，可是一下场他们立即有不俗的表现。

17. After the meeting, Sarkozy took pains to play down any split with China and stressed he was free to talk to whomever he wants.: 会见后，萨科齐尽力淡化与中国的分歧，并强调说，他有权利会见任何人。

18. Last night I had song this song for a friend of mine, I believe it will be a beautiful memory and it won't be play down by time!: 昨天晚上，在为我朋友唱这首歌的时候，我相信那会是一份美好并且不会被冲淡的回忆！

19. Both the Norwegians and Mr Kuntoro play down the importance of the delay in issuing the decree, and indeed of the moratorium itself.: 不管是挪威人还是坤托罗先生都认为是否延期发布法令和有必要实施暂时禁止砍伐森林都不是最重要的。

20. Similarly, as a result of the act itself is usually hidden motive and had an ulterior motive, so you may be using friends, play down.: 同样的情况下，由于本身的行事动机通常隐密而别具用心，所以你可能会被朋友利用、贬低。

21. Bernanke also tried to play down Wall Street's fears about the results of the crucial "stress tests" faced by US Banks, expected this week.: 目前美国银行业正面临着前所未有的“压力测试”，伯南克也希望此番谈话能够降低华尔街对银行业状况的恐慌。

22. Then I came across a gem of an article in WSJ Careers about how 'job seekers play down their credentials to avoid looking overqualified.': 然后，我在《华尔街日报》职业专栏中读到了一篇妙文，是关于求职者如何低调对待自己的学历，让自己看上去不会资历过高。

23. In response to the FSB report, the top providers have sought to play down concerns about how ETFs would function in times of market stress.: 对FSB报告的反应，高级提供者已经降底了ETFs在应对市场压力的功能。

24. Chelsea chief executive Kenyon has moved to play down any signs of panic about Lampard's future and is adamant any bids would not be welcome.: 切尔西的首席执行官凯尼恩已经驱散了许多关于兰帕德会出走的恐惧。任何关于兰帕德转会的申请都是不受切尔西欢迎的。

25. The Frenchman has rejected every transfer rumour so far and continued to play down his intentions when he faced the media on Tuesday afternoon.: 这位法国人迄今为止否认所有转会传闻，当他在周二下午面对媒体提出这个问题时，依然对于他的打算语焉不详。

26. They play down the result's wider significance for a country they view as a declining power while predicting that little will change in practice.: 他们并不认为大选结果对于日本有着更深层次的重要意义。在他们的心目中，日本不过是一个正在衰落的国家，他们预期这一事实几乎不会出现变化。

27. They play down the result's wider significance for a country they view as a declining power while predicting that little will change in practice.: 他们并不认为大选结果对于日本有着更深层次的重要意义。在他们的心目中，日本不过是一个正在衰落的国家，他们预期这一事实几乎不会出现变化。

We must keep down the cost of production.
我们必须降低成本。
Cocoons mission difficulty tuned down.
降低了消灭虫茧的任务难度。
She tried to play down his part in the affair.
她极力贬低他在这一事件中的作用。
He's always running down his wife's cooking.
他总是贬低妻子的烹饪技术。
The electrician took the houselights down.
电工将剧场中观众席上的灯光减弱了一点。
I don't think that will cool his eagerness down.
我并不认为那会使他迫切的心情有所减弱。
He has tried to play down his involvement in the affair.
他极力淡化与该事的瓜葛。
The UK also played down the threat posed by migratory birds.
英国也在淡化侯鸟造成的威胁。

play down to someone 故意对某人态度谦和...
play down 降低
play down on 用卑鄙手段欺骗...
play down one's tune 降低调子

【近义词】

background 背景
downplay 低估

【反义词】

play up 强调

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