downplay

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++down·play /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ $ ˈdaʊnpleɪ/ verb [transitive]  UNIMPORTANTto make something seem less important than it really is 淡化…的重要性，对…轻描淡写 SYN play down White House officials attempted to downplay the president’s role in the affair. 白宫官员试图为总统在这一事件中的责任开脱。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

downplay• On the other hand, by downplaying her own commitment to gay rights, she seemed to be validating the political closet.• Also, in focusing on two-year institutions, I do not mean to downplay the role of four-year colleges and universities.• Grandma downplays the seriousness of her health problems.• Such stereotypic thinking forces even black stations to downplay their blackness in order to compete for the advertising dollars.

down·play verbChineseSyllable  

seem is to something less Corpus important make really it than

downplay
down‧play /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ $ ˈdaʊnpleɪ/ verb [transitive]
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.

down·playBrE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they downplay BrE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it downplays BrE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪz/ 🔊past simple downplayed BrE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪd/ 🔊past participle downplayed BrE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪd/ 🔊 -ing form downplaying BrE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to make people think that sth is less important than it really is 淡化；对…轻描淡写 SYN play down ◆The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance. 教练试图淡化这个队的拙劣表现。🔊🔊