downplays
[ˈdaʊnˌpleɪz]

v.

减轻…的重要性，贬低，轻视( downplay的第三人称单数 )；

英英释义

downplay[ 'daunplei ]

• v.
  • represent as less significant or important

    同义词：understateminimizeminimise

  • understate the importance or quality of

    同义词：backgroundplay down

权威例句

Govt downplays condoms
Study downplays health concerns
Ditka Downplays Lasting Popularity
NRC report downplays concern about chemicals
Water hydraulics downplays the `L' word
Review overemphasises benefits and downplays serious harms
Veterans Affairs official downplays Agent Orange risks, questions critics
Report blames GM crops for herbicide spike, downplays pesticide reductions
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez downplays speculation that Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave
The Research of a Few Important Problems in the Theory of the Trademark Downplays