| 单词 | low-key |
| 释义 | low-key adjective If you say that something is low-key, you mean that it is on a small scale rather than involving a lot of activity or being made to seem impressive or important. The wedding will be a very low-key affair. He wanted to keep the meetings low-key. Synonyms: subdued, quiet, restrained, muted Collocations: low-key affair The first new track from the band in more than 20 years is a low-key affair. The Sun (2016) Our first meeting was a low-key affair. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They certainly did not treat it as a low-key affair. Times, Sunday Times (2015) They clearly prefer a much more low-key approach. The Sun Conservative sources pointed to the small staff as evidence of a low-key approach. Times, Sunday Times The modus operandi was the same: detailed preparation and a low-key approach. Times, Sunday Times Inevitably, this low-key approach occasionally clashes with their customers' rather more brash attitudes. Times, Sunday Times Other firms take a decidedly low-key approach. Christianity Today But it was still a relatively low-key event here as late as the 1980s. Times, Sunday Times City have yet to reach the heights of last season in a relatively low-key start to their league title defence. The Sun The visit was relatively low-key and, in the short term, produced little beyond expressions of goodwill and a willingness to co-operate. Times, Sunday Times It meant a total of three medals in a relatively low-key weekend in the first of the four-event series. Times, Sunday Times An episodic first half flip-flops between relatively low-key solos and duets and harder-to-sell ensemble routines. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 有节制的 Japanese: 控えめな |
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