downplaying

英 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪɪŋ]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈpleɪɪŋ]

v.  对…轻描淡写; 使轻视; 贬低
downplay的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 对…轻描淡写;使轻视;贬低
  If youdownplaya fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is.
  1. The government is trying to downplay the violence.
     政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。
  2. ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents.
     对核事故的危险轻描淡写

双语例句

• The strategy's emphasis on downplaying disputes appears to set a new guideline for PRC trade officials to moderate their responses to the United States on market access issues.
  此战略强调要忽视争端看来似乎为中国贸易官员调整对美国市场准入问题的回应建立起新的指导方针。
• By downplaying traditional values, like loyalty, intelligence and bravery, people may slowly alter the Chinese identity.
  由于轻视如忠诚、聪慧和勇敢等传统价值观，国人独有的的个性特征可能会被改变。
• Because conceptual metaphor as well as the metonymy possesses the specific cognitive feature of highlighting and hiding some aspects of a concept, the euphemistic expressions organized by metaphor and metonymy play the role of downplaying the negative and unpleasant aspects of the tabooed things.
  认知语言学认为概念隐喻和转喻都具有突出一个概念的某个方面而同时掩盖其他方面的作用，所以通过隐喻和转喻形成的委婉语可以掩盖被禁忌概念中反面的，另人不愉快的方面。
• Without downplaying the theme of collective identity, I argue that the recognition of individual status is an equally important motivation.
  本文作者并未忽视集体认同这个主题，但主张个人身份的认知是一个同样重要的动机。
• However, the adjustments of Required Reserve Ratio has a strong impact on the economy which lead to adverse outcomes. So western countries are downplaying its role, set very low Required Reserve Ratios even equal to zero.
  然而法定存款准备金率的调整对经济的冲击比较大，容易产生不良后果，因此当今西方国家已经逐渐淡化了它的作用，设置极低甚至为零的准备金率。
• Sure, a cheaper iPhone abroad could be perceived by the U.S. as downplaying a premium brand, but to many Chinese, it would still be a hefty chunk of their disposable income.
  当然，美国可能认为在海外推出更廉价的iPhone手机是在贬低一个高档品牌的价值，但鉴于中国的人均可支配收入水平，这仍然是一笔巨大的开支。
• Unlike photorealistic rendering striven by traditional 3D computer graphics, NPR emphasizes artistic expression, subjective mood imbuing, and downplaying unimportant information.
  与真实感绘制技术关注于传统的3D图形学不同，非真实感绘制技术更加强调艺术表现力、主观意识与情绪的传递以及强化重要信息、忽略非关键信息等方面。
• Pitch yourself as an expert in those areas, and donhjteshufuhaot worry about downplaying or leaving out the rest.
  把自己定位为这些领域的专家，别担心对其他方面所知甚少。
• They are downplaying the Raikkonen comments as'superficial ', however they say that the sentiments about Alonso are what the team feels at this time.
  他们把对莱科宁的评论淡化为“仅限于表面的”关系，但他们说对阿隆索感受是此时此刻车队确实能感觉得到的。
• Because you've never practiced. You're so used to downplaying your accomplishments that being proud of yourself is like remembering calculus.
  因为你从没有练习。对自己的成绩过于不重视，你已经习以为常，以至于对自己感到骄傲就像在回忆积分学一样困难。