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●ˌplay sth ˈdownto try to make sth appear less important than it is 降低…的重要性；贬低；淡化◆The government is trying to play down its involvement in the affair.
政府正极力淡化与此事的牵连。OPP play up sth, play it/them up NOTE Downplay sth is also used with the same meaning * downplay sth 也作此义◆The report downplayed the effects of large class sizes in schools.
报告对学校大班级的负面影响轻描淡写。[v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv] [v + n + adv] (rare) |