1.(迎合对方的意思)放低语气 (to) 减弱;缩小某事的重要性,轻描淡写
1.Officials have played down the prospect of a change in strategy; Germany has so far resisted a fresh round of growth-boosting initiatives.
政府官员淡化了策略改变的可能性；迄今为止，德国一直在抵制新一轮的经济增长刺激计划。
2.The Treasury played down suggestions that it was making emergency contingency plans to shore up Lloyds let alone nationalise the bank.
财政部轻描淡写其设计的紧急意外事故方案来帮组劳埃德独自完成国有化。
3.Each side played down killings that occurred in its own ranks, and blamed the "enemy" for its lost sons and daughters.
双方都淡化发生在自己这边的杀戮而以失踪的儿子和女儿来指责敌人。两边的故事完全是假的。
4.Some countries have played down the question of concurrent partnerships, a particular cause of trouble in parts of Africa.
一些国家已经减少了性对象一直的问题，它原本是非洲部分地区引起麻烦的一个特殊原因。
5.He played down the scope of the uprising, adding that it was the work of a foreign conspiracy.
他淡化了起义的规模，并补充道，这是外国阴谋团伙所为。
6.But Mr Sharma played down the defeats, insisting India was not trying to compete with China.
但是，沙玛对这些失败轻描淡写，并坚称印度没有试图与中国竞争。
7.But on Tuesday he played down the remarks, describing them as "a bit of hyperbole" .
但本周二，他淡化了这些评论，称其“有点夸张”。
8.The doctor played down the serious nature of the poor man's illness.
医生把这个可怜人的病情讲得轻些。
9.Van Persie's manager wants his skipper to stay for the long-term but he played down the matter at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday.
范佩西的主帅希望他的队长可以留下很长时间，但是他在新闻发布会上对续约问题轻描淡写。
10.European officials have led calls for the topic to be put up for discussion, but Japanese and US officials have played down the issue.
欧洲官员已带头呼吁在G7会上对该问题进行讨论，但日本和美国官员则有意淡化这个问题。