单词	downplay
释义	downplaydown‧play /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ $ ˈdaʊnpleɪ/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE downplay Simple Form Present I, you, we, they downplay he, she, it downplays Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they downplayed Present perfect I, you, we, they have downplayed he, she, it has downplayed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had downplayed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will downplay Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have downplayed Continuous Form Present I am downplaying he, she, it is downplaying you, we, they are downplaying Past I, he, she, it was downplaying you, we, they were downplaying Present perfect I, you, we, they have been downplaying he, she, it has been downplaying Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been downplaying Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be downplaying Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been downplaying Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Grandma downplays the seriousness of her health problems. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Also, in focusing on two-year institutions, I do not mean to downplay the role of four-year colleges and universities. On the other hand, by downplaying her own commitment to gay rights, she seemed to be validating the political closet. Such stereotypic thinking forces even black stations to downplay their blackness in order to compete for the advertising dollars. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make something seem less important than it really is► trivialize also trivialise British to write or talk about something in a way that makes it seem less serious or important than it really is: · The newspaper's headlines trivialized the war, making it seem like a game.· Judges feared that showing the trial on television would trivialize the legal process. ► play down/downplay to pretend that a problem, illness etc is less important or serious than it really is: · He accused drug companies of downplaying the risks of the new drug.· She downplayed any suggestion that there had been a leak in the chemical factory.play down something: · The government is trying to play down the seriousness of the unemployment figures.play something down: · The plan will cause a lot of changes, but officials are trying to play it down. ► belittle to say or do something that makes someone's efforts or achievements seem unimportant or useless: · Good teachers never belittle their students.· Does your boss constantly belittle your contribution to the department? ► understate to describe the size, value, or importance of something in a way that makes it seem less than it really is: · I think you are understating the importance to young people of a stable home life.· In the report, the incidence of violent crime is consistently understated. ► underestimate to wrongly think that something is less important than it really is: · People often underestimate the importance of human relationships in successful companies.· Never underestimate the value of really good training. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► try · Also on hand is Becker, still a lieutenant and still trying to downplay his friendship with Rockford. to make something seem less important than it really is SYN  play down:  White House officials attempted to downplay the president’s role in the affair.
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