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low-key

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌlow-ˈkey adjective  UNIMPORTANTnot intended to attract a lot of attention to an event, subject, or thing 低调的 They want the funeral to be as low-key as possible. 他们希望葬礼办得尽量低调。 a low-key military operation 一次低调的军事行动
Examples from the Corpus
low-keyOn the first day of the blockade, policing was low-key.But the campaigns have been very amateurish and low-key and many of the younger people are not interested.This year's campaign was low-key and quiet.a low-key approach to managementSuch a low-key comment is not what is required by the popular press at the conclusion of a traumatic trial.In the war against Microsoft, it was a low-key day.They're low-key, fun and there's no pressure to pair anyone off.He had an appealing, low-key manner.He is rueful, polite, mildly disappointed, and afflicted by a low-key melancholy.It was to hold up any new organizing at all, even on a quiet, low-key scale.
ˌlow-ˈkey adjectiveChineseSyllable
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low-key
ˌlow-ˈkey adjective
not intended to attract a lot of attention to an event, subject, or thing:
    They want the funeral to be as low-key as possible.
    a low-key military operation


low-keyBrE /ˌləʊ ˈkiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌloʊ ˈkiː/ 🔊 adjectivenot intended to attract a lot of attention 低调的;不招摇的Their wedding was a very low-key affair. 他们的婚礼办得很低调。🔊🔊