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单词 downplay
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(daʊnpleɪ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense downplays, present participle downplaying, past tense, past participle downplayed
verb
If you downplay a fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is.
The government is trying to downplay the violence. [VERB noun]
...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: soft-pedal, play down More Synonyms of downplay

downplay in British English

(ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ)
verb
(transitive)
to play down; make little of

downplay in American English

(ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ)
verb transitive
to play down; minimize

Examples of 'downplay' in a sentence
downplay

The commercial broadcaster has tried to downplay expectations that an appointment will be made next week but is resigned to intense speculation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The campaign to stay in Europe downplayed the significance of the move.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

In other languages
downplay

British English: downplay VERB
If you downplay a fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is.
The government is trying to downplay the violence.
  • American English: downplay
  • Brazilian Portuguese: minimizar
  • Chinese: 轻描淡写
  • European Spanish: restar importancia a
  • French: minimiser
  • German: herunterspielen
  • Italian: minimizzare
  • Japanese: 軽視する
  • Korean: 경시하다
  • European Portuguese: minimizar
  • Latin American Spanish: restar importancia a

(verb) 
The government tried to downplay the extent of the deficit.
Synonyms
soft-pedal
play down

Nearby words of
downplay

  • downfall
  • downgrade
  • downhearted
  • downplay
  • downpour
  • downright
  • downside

Synonyms of 'downplay'

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