| 单词 | to play down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play down to play down transitive. To minimize; to try to make (something) appear smaller or less important than in reality; to make little of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > underestimate or undervalue to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395 disprize1480 misprize1483 to make light of1526 extenuate1529 to make the worst ofc1530 seclude?1531 to take (also wrest) to the worst1531 deprisec1550 disparagea1556 undermatch1571 embase1577 underbid1593 underprize1600 underpoise1602 undervalue1611 minorize1615 underspeak1635 underthink1646 underrate1650 minify1676 under-measure1682 underpraise1698 sneeze1806 understate1824 disappreciate1828 under-estimatea1850 minimize1866 to play down1869 worsen1885 to sell short1936 downplay1948 underplay1949 lowball1979 minimalize1979 1869 Galaxy Apr. 617 ‘If I only knew who it was I'd let him set his own price to keep it quiet, and play it down, too,’ mused Mr. Livingstone. 1934 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra x. 295 I heard the boss tell you to play down the story. 1958 Listener 18 Sept. 428/2 This impression is much diluted in the Arts Council's exhibition, a timid selection which tends to play down the more extreme and remarkable developments of Bomberg's art. 1991 Anchorage (Alaska) Times 20 July a8/5 YMCA officials seemed to be playing down the incident. < as lemmas |
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