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基本英英搭配近义反义例句Thesaurus例句
降低; 贬低; 减弱; 淡化
Verb:
understate the importance or quality of;he played down his royal ancestry 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 downplay低估background背景反义词 play up强调
She tried toplay downhis part in the affair.她极力贬低他在这一事件中的作用。
The electrician took the houselightsdown.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 toplay downhis 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。verb.pretend as if something were unimportant
同义词 belittle,deemphasize,gloss over,minimize,mute,soft pedal,soften,underplayhold back,make light of,make little of,restrain,underrate
反义词 blow up,build up,explode,play up
de-emphasizeverb place less emphasis
minimize,understate
downplayverb minimize
attach little importance to,deemphasize,devalue,give little weight to,lessen,make light of,play down,soften,think nothing of,whitewash
downplayedverb minimize
attached little importance to,deemphasized,devalued,gave little weight to,lessened,made light of,played down,softened,thought nothing of,whitewashed
downplayingverb minimize
attaching little importance to,deemphasizing,devaluing,giving little weight to,lessening,making light of,playing down,softening,thinking nothing of,whitewashing
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 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。 yeeyan
Desperate for any job, they play down qualifications and experience in their applications.
他们迫切想要得到工作，因此在申请时他们往往会贬低自己的资历和经验，降格以求。 ebigear
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。 ebigear
I'll temper a story, yes. But I won't play down, and I won't patronize.
我编构故事，是的，但我没有贬低别人或卑躬屈膝。 ebigear
It is not surprising that Chinese leaders would play down Confucian values of social or political criticism, Bell said.
因此毫无悬念地中国的统治者们会尽可能地贬低儒家思想当中对社会和政治批评的部分。 blog.sina.com.cn |