soft-pedalling

1. 1.

   To reduce the volume of (music, a sound, etc.).

   降低(音乐、声音等)的音量。

2. 2.

   To reduce the force or impact of (something); to damp, to mute; especially, to minimize the less desirable aspects of (something); to play down, to tone down.

   减弱(某事物的)力量或影响；抑制、消音；尤指淡化(某事物)不利的一面；轻描淡写,缓和。

3. 3.

   To attempt to persuade someone about (something) through understatement, so that the listener accepts the good points as obvious.

   通过轻描淡写来说服某人(某事),使听者认为其优点显而易见。

4. 4.

   Chiefly followed by on: to act in a less assertive or forceful manner.

   主要用于“on”后:以较不坚定或强硬的方式行事。

减弱(某事物的)力量或影响；抑制、消音；尤指淡化(某事物)不利的一面；轻描淡写,缓和。；通过轻描淡写来说服某人(某事),使听者认为其优点显而易见。；主要用于“on”后:以较不坚定或强硬的方式行事。；降低...的调子；对...不予张扬

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