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基本英英记法近义反义Thesaurus例句
v.低估⁴⁷;对…轻描淡写¹³;不予重视⁴⁰过去分词downplayed现在分词downplaying三单downplays
贬低轻视
Verb:
represent as less significant or importantunderstate the importance or quality of;he played down his royal ancestry 钱博士down向下+play演奏→向下演奏，轻声演奏⇒轻描淡写，淡化，低估
词源解释来自动词短语play down，原本是个音乐术语，指轻声演奏，不作为重点突出。down向下+play演奏→向下演奏，轻声演奏⇒轻描淡写，淡化，低估。组合词down向下+ play玩→ 玩下去 ⇒不予重视联想记忆down向下＋play扮演→向下层表演→贬低GRE红宝书play down近义词 restrain抑制modulate调整talk down驳倒play down降低moderate适度的background背景soften使变柔和minimise尽量减少tone down使柔和minimize将 … 减到最少…understate轻描淡写地说…
verb.minimize
同义词 lessen,play down,softendevalue,whitewashattach little importance to,deemphasize,give little weight to,make light of,think nothing of
belittleverb detract
bad-mouth,criticize,cut down to size,cut to the quick,decry,deprecate,depreciate,deride,derogate,diminish,discount,discredit,disparage,dispraise,downgrade,dump on,knock,lower,minimize,pan,pooh pooh,poor-mouth,put down,rip,roast,run down,scoff at,scorn,shoot down,shoot full of holes,slam,smear,sneer at,take a swipe at,take down,take down a peg,tear down,trivialize,underestimate,underrate,undervalue,write off
belittledverb detract
bad-mouthed,blistered,criticized,cut down to size,cut to the quick,decried,deprecated,depreciated,derided,derogated,diminished,discounted,discredited,disparaged,dispraised,downgraded,downplayed,dumped on,knocked,lowered,minimized,panned,pooh pooh,poor mouth,put down,ran down,ripped,roasted,scoff at,scorched,scorned,shot down,shot full of holes,slammed,smeared,sneered at,sour grapes,squashed,squelched,took a swipe at,took down,took down a peg,tore down,underestimated,underrated,undervalued,wrote off
belittlesverb detract
bad-mouths,blisters,criticizes,cuts down to size,cuts to the quick,decries,deprecates,depreciates,derides,derogates,diminishes,discounts,discredits,disparages,dispraises,downgrades,downplays,dumps on,knocks,lowers,minimizes,pans,pooh pooh,poor mouth,puts down,rips,roasts,runs down,scoff at,scorches,scorns,shoots down,shoots full of holes,slams,smears,sneers at,sour grapes,squashes,squelches,takes a swipe at,takes down,takes down a peg,tears down,underestimates,underrates,undervalues,writes off
extenuateverb lessen, mitigate
decrease,diminish,downplay,excuse,justify,make allowances,minimize,moderate,palliate,qualify,reduce,soften
humiliateverb embarrass, put down
abase,abash,base,bemean,blister,break,bring down,bring low,cast down,chagrin,chasten,confound,confuse,conquer,crush,cut down to size,debase,degrade,demean,denigrate,deny,depress,discomfit,discountenance,disgrace,dishonor,downplay,humble,lower,make a fool of,make ashamed,mortify,pan,play down,put out of countenance,put to shame,rip,run down,shame,shoot down,slam,smear,snub,squash,subdue,take down,take down a peg,tear down,vanquish,wither
humiliatesverb embarrass, put down
abases,abashes,bases,bemeans,blisters,breaks,brings down,brings low,casts down,chagrins,chastens,confounds,confuses,conquers,crushes,cuts down to size,debases,degrades,demeans,denies,denigrates,depresses,discomfits,discountenances,disgraces,dishonors,downplays,humbles,lowers,makes a fool of,makes ashamed,mortifies,pans,plays down,puts out of countenance,puts to shame,rips,runs down,shames,shoots down,slams,smears,snubs,squashes,subdues,takes down,takes down a peg,tears down,vanquishes,withers I'm sure there may be a place where it makes sense to downplay your credentials. But I doubt that place is on Wall Street, especially when jobs are scarce.
我相信在有些地方可能弱化自己的学历是说得通的，不过我怀疑这个地方不是在华尔街，特别是当工作机会稀缺的时候。 ebigear |