Definition of downplay in English:

downplay

verbdaʊnˈpleɪˈdaʊnˌpleɪ

[with object]

Make (something) appear less important than it really is.
对…轻描淡写，淡化；贬低，低估
this report downplays the seriousness of global warming
这个报告低估了全球变暖的严重性。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even in the scene where he appears majestic, Ellison uses the comic to downplay his regality.
- I mean, we're not downplaying the seriousness of what's gone on here.
- At others they have sought to discredit the report by suggesting it downplayed the actual extent of such connections.
- He criticised him for downplaying the importance of public opinion about wanting to see universal suffrage in 2007.
- The Report repeatedly downplays the effects of violence on men.
- But his coverage of the Wagner report greatly downplays the report's criticisms.
- The committee report downplays the importance of this episode.
- He captures some important changes, but downplays the constraints on choice.
- The Times has been criticized for downplaying the strike by its own ombudsmen, as well as by actors and activists.
- It was extremely important, the lawyer had said, for her to downplay her looks as much as possible.
- The sound engineers go way overboard layering the electronica over the instruments, downplaying the women's talents.
- I think it's very important, and I think it was downplayed at the beginning by the administration.
- He also downplays the quality of early muskets, but that too ignores the same reality.
- I think Gene is downplaying the tension between a culture dedicated to philosophy and a culture that has committed itself to getting a stable job.
- If a compliment did get thrown your way, you either accepted it silently or downplayed it until it sounded more like an insult.
- He downplays this problem, but I think a close look at the evidence reveals that he is stretching.
- Jim downplays the loss; thankfully, he didn't sustain any bad physical injuries.
- I do not think we have ever, at any stage, downplayed the risk to children, but it is important that we do not overplay the risk to children.
- Characteristically aloof, she downplays the importance of literary awards, yet recognises the significance they hold for some individuals.
- In doing so he has challenged the role of landscape photography while furthering it, but at the price of downplaying the individual picture.
Synonyms
disparage, denigrate, belittle, diminish, deprecate, detract from, deflate, decry, discredit, cast aspersions on, downgrade, slight, run down, criticize, defame, vilify, abuse, insult, attack, speak ill of, speak evil of, pour scorn on

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

Definition of downplay in US English:

downplay

verbˈdounˌplāˈdaʊnˌpleɪ

[with object]

Make (something) appear less important than it really is.
对…轻描淡写，淡化；贬低，低估
this report downplays the seriousness of global warming
这个报告低估了全球变暖的严重性。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even in the scene where he appears majestic, Ellison uses the comic to downplay his regality.
- I do not think we have ever, at any stage, downplayed the risk to children, but it is important that we do not overplay the risk to children.
- The Times has been criticized for downplaying the strike by its own ombudsmen, as well as by actors and activists.
- I think it's very important, and I think it was downplayed at the beginning by the administration.
- He captures some important changes, but downplays the constraints on choice.
- I think Gene is downplaying the tension between a culture dedicated to philosophy and a culture that has committed itself to getting a stable job.
- Jim downplays the loss; thankfully, he didn't sustain any bad physical injuries.
- At others they have sought to discredit the report by suggesting it downplayed the actual extent of such connections.
- It was extremely important, the lawyer had said, for her to downplay her looks as much as possible.
- But his coverage of the Wagner report greatly downplays the report's criticisms.
- He downplays this problem, but I think a close look at the evidence reveals that he is stretching.
- The committee report downplays the importance of this episode.
- If a compliment did get thrown your way, you either accepted it silently or downplayed it until it sounded more like an insult.
- He also downplays the quality of early muskets, but that too ignores the same reality.
- The Report repeatedly downplays the effects of violence on men.
- He criticised him for downplaying the importance of public opinion about wanting to see universal suffrage in 2007.
- Characteristically aloof, she downplays the importance of literary awards, yet recognises the significance they hold for some individuals.
- I mean, we're not downplaying the seriousness of what's gone on here.
- In doing so he has challenged the role of landscape photography while furthering it, but at the price of downplaying the individual picture.
- The sound engineers go way overboard layering the electronica over the instruments, downplaying the women's talents.
Synonyms
disparage, denigrate, belittle, diminish, deprecate, detract from, deflate, decry, discredit, cast aspersions on, downgrade, slight, run down, criticize, defame, vilify, abuse, insult, attack, speak ill of, speak evil of, pour scorn on

词汇	downplay
释义	Definition of downplay in English: downplay verbdaʊnˈpleɪˈdaʊnˌpleɪ [with object] Make (something) appear less important than it really is. 对…轻描淡写，淡化；贬低，低估 this report downplays the seriousness of global warming 这个报告低估了全球变暖的严重性。 Example sentencesExamples Even in the scene where he appears majestic, Ellison uses the comic to downplay his regality. I mean, we're not downplaying the seriousness of what's gone on here. At others they have sought to discredit the report by suggesting it downplayed the actual extent of such connections. He criticised him for downplaying the importance of public opinion about wanting to see universal suffrage in 2007. The Report repeatedly downplays the effects of violence on men. But his coverage of the Wagner report greatly downplays the report's criticisms. The committee report downplays the importance of this episode. He captures some important changes, but downplays the constraints on choice. The Times has been criticized for downplaying the strike by its own ombudsmen, as well as by actors and activists. It was extremely important, the lawyer had said, for her to downplay her looks as much as possible. The sound engineers go way overboard layering the electronica over the instruments, downplaying the women's talents. I think it's very important, and I think it was downplayed at the beginning by the administration. He also downplays the quality of early muskets, but that too ignores the same reality. I think Gene is downplaying the tension between a culture dedicated to philosophy and a culture that has committed itself to getting a stable job. If a compliment did get thrown your way, you either accepted it silently or downplayed it until it sounded more like an insult. He downplays this problem, but I think a close look at the evidence reveals that he is stretching. Jim downplays the loss; thankfully, he didn't sustain any bad physical injuries. I do not think we have ever, at any stage, downplayed the risk to children, but it is important that we do not overplay the risk to children. Characteristically aloof, she downplays the importance of literary awards, yet recognises the significance they hold for some individuals. In doing so he has challenged the role of landscape photography while furthering it, but at the price of downplaying the individual picture. Synonyms disparage, denigrate, belittle, diminish, deprecate, detract from, deflate, decry, discredit, cast aspersions on, downgrade, slight, run down, criticize, defame, vilify, abuse, insult, attack, speak ill of, speak evil of, pour scorn on Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea Definition of downplay in US English: downplay verbˈdounˌplāˈdaʊnˌpleɪ [with object] Make (something) appear less important than it really is. 对…轻描淡写，淡化；贬低，低估 this report downplays the seriousness of global warming 这个报告低估了全球变暖的严重性。 Example sentencesExamples Even in the scene where he appears majestic, Ellison uses the comic to downplay his regality. I do not think we have ever, at any stage, downplayed the risk to children, but it is important that we do not overplay the risk to children. The Times has been criticized for downplaying the strike by its own ombudsmen, as well as by actors and activists. I think it's very important, and I think it was downplayed at the beginning by the administration. He captures some important changes, but downplays the constraints on choice. I think Gene is downplaying the tension between a culture dedicated to philosophy and a culture that has committed itself to getting a stable job. Jim downplays the loss; thankfully, he didn't sustain any bad physical injuries. At others they have sought to discredit the report by suggesting it downplayed the actual extent of such connections. It was extremely important, the lawyer had said, for her to downplay her looks as much as possible. But his coverage of the Wagner report greatly downplays the report's criticisms. He downplays this problem, but I think a close look at the evidence reveals that he is stretching. The committee report downplays the importance of this episode. If a compliment did get thrown your way, you either accepted it silently or downplayed it until it sounded more like an insult. He also downplays the quality of early muskets, but that too ignores the same reality. The Report repeatedly downplays the effects of violence on men. He criticised him for downplaying the importance of public opinion about wanting to see universal suffrage in 2007. Characteristically aloof, she downplays the importance of literary awards, yet recognises the significance they hold for some individuals. I mean, we're not downplaying the seriousness of what's gone on here. In doing so he has challenged the role of landscape photography while furthering it, but at the price of downplaying the individual picture. The sound engineers go way overboard layering the electronica over the instruments, downplaying the women's talents. Synonyms disparage, denigrate, belittle, diminish, deprecate, detract from, deflate, decry, discredit, cast aspersions on, downgrade, slight, run down, criticize, defame, vilify, abuse, insult, attack, speak ill of, speak evil of, pour scorn on
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