play down
play down词义
释义
轻描淡写；故意缩小…的重要性；和善地对待；放低身价
英英释义
play down
v.understate the importance or quality of
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play down用法
双语例句
We must keep down the cost of production.
我们必须降低成本。
Cocoons mission difficulty tuned down.
降低了消灭虫茧的任务难度。
She tried to play down his part in the affair.
她极力贬低他在这一事件中的作用。
He's always running down his wife's cooking.
他总是贬低妻子的烹饪技术。
The electrician took the houselights down.
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 to play down his 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。
权威例句
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play down造句
1. It is impossible to shut these workplaces down because there are people who play specific roles and cannot take a long continuous break.
要关闭这些工作场所是不可能的，因为有些人扮演着特定的角色，无法长时间连续休息。
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2. I cannot conceive of anybody writing a play by sitting down and mapping it out.
我无法想像有人能坐下来凭空想就写出剧本。
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3. If you want to play safe, cut down on the amount of salt you eat.
如果你想万无一失，就少吃盐。
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4. Dogs, for example, will wag their tails, get down their front legs, and stick their behinds in the air to indicate "what follows is just for play".
例如，狗会摇尾巴，放下前腿，把屁股翘在空中，表示“以下的动作只是为了好玩”。
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5. While animals in captivity deserve sympathy, zoos play a significant role in starting young people down the path of related sciences.
虽然圈养动物值得同情，但动物园在引导年轻人走上相关科学道路方面发挥了重要作用。
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6. He tried to play down my part in the work and play up his own.
他试图贬低我在工作中的作用而夸大他自己的作用。
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7. It can sit down, roll over, and even play dead.
它会坐下、打滚，还会装死。
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8. Before the secrets are revealed to the main characters, the plot of the play proceeds as a series of sort of up and down moments.
在这些秘密被透露给主要角色之前，该戏剧的情节是一系列跌宕起伏的片段。
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9. Over the past few months, it has been working hard, with the help of media consultants, to play down its cosy reputation in favour of something more academic and serious.
在过去的几个月里，在媒体顾问的帮助下，它一直在努力工作，以淡化其轻松愉快的印象，打造更学术化、更严肃的形象。
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10. You play the harp sitting down, how can you march?
你坐着弹竖琴，怎么能行进呢？
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11. My daughter continued her "conversation" as I sat down on the floor. She said, "I'm all fed up. I just don't know what to do with her anymore. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too."
我坐在地板上，女儿继续她的“谈话”。她说：“我受够了。我只是不知道该拿她怎么办了。每当我要工作的时候，她就会哭，还想玩游戏。”
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12. Don't look down on the role women can play.
不要瞧不起妇女的作用。
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13. Disaster education, mainly in the form of jolly cartoons, seems designed to play down the dangers.
灾难教育的设计似乎是为了减少人们对危险的恐惧，尤其是那些好玩的卡通形象。
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14. They would rather emphasise their expertise in a specific industry and play down their nationality.
他们宁愿更多的将他们的特长应用到特殊的行业而减少了他们的民族性。
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15. It might, of course, accidentally play down the risk in its efforts to avoid panic.
当然，这只是为了减少恐慌而采取的权宜之举。
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16. Still, she is quick to play down expectations, noting that the system is still in development.
不过她很快降低了大家的期望，解释到这个系统仍还在研制中。
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17. 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。
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18. 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。
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19. Each proceeds to play down the role of his own country.
每进行一步就会使自己国家的作用更少一点。
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20. Bernanke also tried to play down Wall Street's fears about the results of the crucial "stress tests" faced by US Banks, expected this week.
目前美国银行业正面临着前所未有的“压力测试”，伯南克也希望此番谈话能够降低华尔街对银行业状况的恐慌。
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21. And even though prosecutors tried to play down the genetic evidence, Beaty felt it was a major factor.
而且即使检察官试图淡化遗传学证据，贝蒂认为这是一个主要因素。
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22. Since then, the BJP has sought to play down its fondness for its Hindu-chauvinist ideology, Hindutva (literally “Hinduness”), which seems to turn off increasing numbers of Indians.
自那时以来，印度人民党已经开始着手降低对其印度教沙文主义理念——印度教教派主义思想(照字面意义是“印度教义”)——的热衷。
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23. The British Museum tends to play down the more oppressive aspects of Mexica rule: their constant wars in search of tribute and of captives for sacrifice to bloodthirsty gods helped cortes gain Allies.
大英博物馆的这次展览倾向于弱化墨西卡时期的暴虐统治：经常发动战争掠夺贡品和战俘，战俘被用来祭祀嗜血的神灵，他们帮助科尔特斯得到了盟友。
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24. Both the Norwegians and Mr Kuntoro play down the importance of the delay in issuing the decree, and indeed of the moratorium itself.
不管是挪威人还是坤托罗先生都认为是否延期发布法令和有必要实施暂时禁止砍伐森林都不是最重要的。
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25. The general tried to play down the military defeat.
将军设法减低战败的严重性。
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26. ARM executives play down such a dramatic story line in their typical, low-key fashion.
ARM高管以他们典型的、不引人注意的方式对此类戏剧性的情节予以轻描淡写。
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27. However, a day later civil servants were already planning to play down the story.
然而，一天后，行政人员便已计划淡化此事。
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28. However, a day later civil servants were already planning to play down the story.
然而，一天后，行政人员便已计划淡化此事。
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29. They feel it is profitable to play down the differences.
他们感到不强调分歧是有利的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考
30. play something down; play down something's significance
使其看起来似乎无关紧要
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31. play down one's tune
降低调子
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32. Thirdly, carry out shipping delivery to mostly play down the cost.
三是实行船板交割方式，最大限度地降低交割成本。
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33. play down; make seem less important
眨低
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34. The general tried to play down the military defeat.
将军设法减低战败的严重性。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
35. They tried to play down their defeat.
他们设法把他们的失败说得轻微一些。
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36. Italy's Foreign Ministry has sought to play down the spat.
意大利外交部已经开始着手降低这场争论。
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37. Regardless shouldn't play down chronic lack of sleep.
不管怎样的原因，专家提醒你们不能轻视长期睡眠不足问题。
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38. To present or deal with subtly or with restraint;play down.
轻描淡写，贬低重要性难理解地或克制地表现或处理；轻描淡写
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