参考词典中downplay的常规释义:
基本释义
- vt. 不予重视
消除,缓解
词形变化
- 时 态:down·played, down·play·ing, down·plays
英英解释
2个动词解释
- represent as less significant or important
[同] downplay, minimise, minimize, understate
[反] exaggerate, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, amplify, magnify, overdraw, overstate - understate the importance or quality of
[同] downplay, background, play down
[反] foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight
[例]- he played down his royal ancestry
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