downplay
发音
英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ]
美 [ˈdaʊnˌple]
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- vt.
- 贬低，轻视
- 不予重视
- 将…轻描淡写
单词词源
双语例句
- 1. They downplay the chief oddity of this one , which is that foreign forces are fighting it .
- 他们低估了这次的古怪之处，就是外国势力在镇压叛乱。
- 2. You don 't need to brag , but you also don 't need to downplay your accomplishments or apologize for them .
- 你无需自夸，但你也无需低估自己的成绩或为成绩感到抱歉。
- 3. But to characterise an industry that 's now responsible for a quarter of all mobile phones on the mainland as a mere counterfeiting operation is to both misunderstand and downplay the significance of the craze .
- 然而，将一个占有四分之一手机市场的产业斥为简单的假冒伪造既是一种误解，也是对这股热潮的意义的低估。
- 4. We may embellish the 2011 arab spring as the hopeful by-product of the information age , but we should not downplay the primary role of runaway food prices and of the many desperate people who became more hungry than scared .
- 我们可以把2011年的“阿拉伯之春”美化为信息时代充满希望的副产品，但是我们不能低估失控的食品价格和那些比起害怕来更加饥饿的绝望人群从中起到的主要作用。
- 5. As an industry , we must stop trying to downplay aviation 's impact on the environment and engage in real discussions on how we can collectively reduce our footprint in a way that makes sense for travelers , our business and the planet .
- 作为一个工业整体，我们不应该低估航空业对于环境的影响，更应该严肃地思考，我们如何才能以一种对于旅客、航空公司和地球都有利的方式来尽量减少自己的影响。