downplay是什么意思

双语例句

(1)The father is downplaying the child's performance at school.

父亲对孩子在学校的表现不以为然。

(2)The company tried to downplay the accident, but it backfired.

公司想努力去淡化这次的事故，然而事与愿违。

(3)She tried to downplay her mistake, but the more she tried to hide, the more was exposed.

她努力去轻描淡写自己的错误，却反而欲盖弥彰。

(4)Police sources yesterday downplayed the significance of the security breach.

警方昨天的消息对这次安全缺口的重要性轻描淡写

(5)Remember that a job interview is not the time to downplay your accomplishments!

记住面试不是贬低你成就的时候！

(6)It's difficult to downplay the significance of the outspoken CEO's impact on financial markets.

很难低估这位直言不讳的CEO对金融市场的影响。

(7)They glossed over the problems in order to downplay the issue.

他们掩盖问题是为了使问题淡化。

(8)Aboard his plane, the secretary tries to downplay the importance of the budget votes.

在他的飞机上，部长试图淡化预算投票的重要性。

(9)And I don't mean to downplay engineering at all.

我不是说要贬低工程工作。

(10)Does he or she downplay my feelings or interests?

他（她）是否经常看不起我的兴趣和想法？

(11)State-owned newspapers have been ordered to downplay the story.

国有的新闻报纸被下令对钱案进行低调处理。

(12)Negative people tend to downplay your ideas, walk over you, patronize you etc.

消极的人可能淡化你的想法，无视你，轻视你等等。

反义词

词根词缀

同前缀词 down- 不好的

(1)downturn n. 衰落；下降趋势

(2)download v. 下载

(3)downpour n. 倾盆大雨

(4)downstream adv. & adj. 顺流地；在下游；在（或向）下游；在（油、气等生产过程）后阶段

(5)downhill adv. 向坡下；向山下；走下坡路地；情况逐渐恶化

(6)downsize v. 将…改小；使变小；缩小（公司或机构）的规模；对… 实行精简；裁员；实行精减

null play v. 玩

释义

v.

make (something) appear less important than it really is

对…轻描淡写，淡化；贬低，低估

this report downplays the seriousness of global warming.

这个报告低估了全球变暖的严重性。

考纲分布

近9年出现1次

重要程度: 3星

100%; v 不予重视; 轻描淡写

考纲释义

( 1)v. 不予重视; 轻描淡写

英文释义：make something seem smaller or less important than it really is

真题例句：

The report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.

该报告的作者对这一潜在的结果轻描淡写，因为它还没有发生。[2017年 CET4 阅读理解C]

必考派生词

playful adj. 爱玩耍的；嬉戏的；轻松的；无忧无虑的；开玩笑的；欢快的；闹着玩的；不当真的；愉悦的

player n. 运动员；演奏者，乐手；演员；（Player）人名：普莱耶

playground n. 运动场；操场；游乐场；活动场所

replay v. 重放；重赛；重演；重现

downplay v. 对…轻描淡写；淡化；贬低；低估

(1)Downplay this all you want, but you know where this story leads.

随你贬低我，但你知道这事会是什么结果。《House of Cards Season 4》《纸牌屋 第四季》

(2)If we downplay Petrov's move as political theatrics, I might be able to convince the Israelis to follow through.

如果我们把佩特罗夫的行为说成政治作秀，我或许还能说服以色列人按原计划走。《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》