| 释义 |
de-emphasize, v.|diːˈɛmfəsaɪz|
[f. de- II. 1 + emphasize v.]
trans. To remove emphasis from, or reduce emphasis on.
1938Time 28 Nov. 22 One way to de-emphasize football is to hold the games in the morning. 1949M. Mead Male & Female vii. 152 The dual character of the eliminative tract also provides a background for re-emphasizing and de-emphasizing sex differences. 1952Essays in Criticism II. ii. 212 Without de-emphasizing feeling, he..emphasizes that poetic sensitivity is a correlative of a poet's knowledge. 1956A. H. Compton Atomic Quest ii. 107 Ernest Lawrence..urged that this process be de-emphasized so that greater effort could be applied to the methods that gave greater promise of immediate production. 1961A. West Trend is Up vii. 306 We're trying to make it a good college. We've de-emphasized football. 1970Economics VIII. 145 The examination de-emphasizes technical detail. |