| 单词 | play down |
| 释义 | play downphrasal verb See full dictionary entry for playIf you play down something, you try to make people believe that it is not particularly important. Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He plays down rumours that he aims to become a Labour MP. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Both London and Dublin are playing the matter down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] play down in British Englishverb (tr, adverb) to make little or light of; minimize the importance of play down in American English to attach little importance, or give little publicity, to; minimize Examples of 'play down' in a sentence |
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