英语词汇“play something down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

play something down

Represent something as being less important than it in fact is: he tried to play down the seriousness of his illness...

But the risk is played down by the government body meant to ensure that our food is safe, the Food Standards Agency.
Not surprisingly, this whole episode was played down by the press.
Sharon plays it down, insisting it'll be a small affair.

Synonyms

make light of, make little/nothing of, set little/no store by, gloss over, de-emphasize, underemphasize, downplay, understate, underplay, minimize, shrug off;

soft-pedal, tone down, diminish, downgrade, trivialize, detract from, underrate, underestimate, undervalue, think little of, disparage, decry, deprecate, talk down, belittle, slight, scoff at, sneer at

informal pooh-pooh

rare derogate

See parent entry: play

单词	play something down
释义	play something down Represent something as being less important than it in fact is: he tried to play down the seriousness of his illness... But the risk is played down by the government body meant to ensure that our food is safe, the Food Standards Agency. Not surprisingly, this whole episode was played down by the press. Sharon plays it down, insisting it'll be a small affair. Synonyms make light of, make little/nothing of, set little/no store by, gloss over, de-emphasize, underemphasize, downplay, understate, underplay, minimize, shrug off; soft-pedal, tone down, diminish, downgrade, trivialize, detract from, underrate, underestimate, undervalue, think little of, disparage, decry, deprecate, talk down, belittle, slight, scoff at, sneer at informal pooh-pooh rare derogate See parent entry: play
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