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play down + noun phrase
The government played down the severity of the crisis.
政府淡化了危机的严重性。
淡化；不重视；降低重要性
plays down — third person singular of play down
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淡化；不重视；降低重要性
to make something seem less important, serious, or bad than it really is; to reduce the perceived importance of something
The government played down the severity of the crisis.
政府淡化了危机的严重性。
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使或试图使某事显得不那么重要、可能或明显。
To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.
She played down the cost of the trip when she told her parents about it.
她跟父母说起这次旅行时，淡化了花费。
The coach always plays down the team's chances before an important match.
教练在重要比赛前总是淡化球队的胜算。
He is playing down his role in the project, even though he did most of the work.
他在淡化自己在项目中的作用，尽管大部分工作都是他做的。
The government played down the severity of the crisis.
政府淡化了危机的严重性。
play down 可分开使用，名词短语置于 play 和 down 之间。
She tried to play the mistake down.
她试图淡化那个错误。
He played down how much the project would cost.
他淡化了这个项目需要花费多少钱。
Not this
The manager tried to play down on the issue.
Use this
The manager tried to play down the issue.
错误：在动词短语后错误添加了介词 'on'。改正：'play down' 是及物动词短语，直接跟宾语，不需要介词。
Not this
She played down over her mistake.
Use this
She played down her mistake.
错误：在动词短语后错误添加了介词 'over'。改正：'play down' 直接跟宾语，不需要介词。
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及物动词短语，后接名词或代词
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