“play down something”在英语词典中的解释及翻译

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“play down something”在美式英语词典中的解释及翻译

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play down something

phrasal verb with play us /pleɪ/ verb

to make something seem less important than or not as bad as it really is:

The doctor tried to play down the seriousness of my father’s illness, but we weren’t fooled.

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