1·Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports.
西方的外交官们已贬低了这些报告的重要性。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·And he played down the dispute.
同时他也淡化了这场争议。
3·He always played down his role in the affair.
他经常对自己在事件中的作用轻描淡写。
4·Mourinho also played down the seriousness of John Terry's injury.
穆里尼奥也提到了特里伤病的严重程度。
5·The local news media have played down Japan's slip to third place.
当地媒体对日本跌倒老三这事仅仅轻描淡写。
6·His daughter has played down an earlier pledge to seek an amnesty for him.
他的女儿已绝口不提之前曾要特赦父亲的誓言。
7·He scored because of his movement and I'd played down the middle to make space for him.
他能够进那么多的球是因为他的跑动，而我会在中路为他创造空间。
8·Davis and his colleagues had vastly played down the severe harm that alien species caused.
他还说，戴维斯和他的同事对外来物种的危害性轻描淡写。
9·On the other side, others have played down the problems that postponed retirement might bring.
从另一个角度看，有些人却不在意延迟退休带来的问题。 。
10·America has denounced the leak as endangering soldiers' lives, but played down the Revelations.
美国谴责此次泄露会危及士兵的生命，但是对披露的内容轻描淡写。