| 单词 | soft-pedal |
| 释义 | soft-pedal /sawft'ped"l, soft'-/, v. , soft-pedaled, soft-pedaling or (esp. Brit.) soft-pedalled, soft-pedalling. v.i. 1. to use the soft pedal. v.t. 2. to soften the sound of by using the soft pedal. 3. Informal. to tone or play down; make less strong, as an idea or fact: The dean soft-pedaled the reports of cheating. [1915-20; v. use of n. phrase soft pedal] |
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