soft-pedal
英 [ˈsɔ:ftˈpedl, ˌsɔft-] 美 [ˈsɔftˈpɛdl, ˌsɑft-]

v.

弱音踏板；

变形

过去式：soft-pedalled过去分词：soft-pedalled现在分词：soft-pedalling第三人称单数：soft-pedals

英英释义

soft-pedal[ ,sɔft'pedəl, ,sɔ:- ]

• n.a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

  同义词：soft pedal

• v.play down or obscure

  "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder"

双语例句

1. The government has been soft-pedalling (on) the question of teachers' pay.
   政府一直低调处理教师的工资问题。

权威例句

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Effect of dislocation transmutation on modeling hardening mechanisms by twinning in magnesium
Did bear stearns soft-pedal the risks?
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Macy's Kahn: Time to soft-pedal brands
Leaders Soft-Pedal over Nigeria Move to Execute Writer
THESE TWO LOW-KEY MOTORISTS SOFT-PEDAL THE MERCHANDISE ON A BUMPY 6,500-MILE SALES DRIVE
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“TO SOFT-PEDAL.”