1.贬低;低估
1.to deliberately make a situation seem less serious or important than it is
1.The chairman downplayed the question of your appointment.
主席轻描淡写地谈及你任命一事。
2.The White House downplayed the lower job numbers as just a bump in the road.
白宫淡化为仅仅是在路上颠簸了较低的工作号码。
3.In an interview on Europe1 radio, Kouchner downplayed the discussions, saying they did not amount to establishing relations with Hamas.
库什内在接受“欧洲一台”广播电台采访时，对这次会谈表示低调。他说，会谈的目的并不是要和哈马斯建立关系。
4.Small is often downplayed in this world of "bigger means better" .
“小”在“越大越好”的世界里经常被低估。
5.However, the Bank downplayed inflation risks, suggesting that over the medium-term inflation should come back to the target rate.
但是，联储看淡通胀风险，暗示中期通胀势必回落至目标水平。
6.Twentieth Century Fox downplayed the value of the pirated copy, noting that it was not the final version.
二十世纪福克斯电影公司淡化翻版的价值，指出这不是最后的版本。
7.He also downplayed the notion, advanced by the EU, that the United States and European Union would send a joint mediation team to Kenya.
麦科马克还低调处理了欧盟提出的美国和欧盟将向肯尼亚派出一个联合调停小组的说法。
8.LG Chem downplayed the impact of the fire, saying it was running other factories at full capacity to meet demand.
LG化学对火灾影响进行了轻描淡写，表示该公司的其它工厂正在全负荷运转，以满足需求。
9.In contrast, the fact that China remains an autocracy was politely downplayed by Mr Obama on his visit to Shanghai and Beijing last week.
相比之下，奥巴马上周访问上海和北京时，对中国仍是专制国家这一事实却礼貌地加以淡化。
10.Involve interface designers in this scheduling, to guard against usability flaws being downplayed because "it's just a UI issue" .
在设置这个时间的时候要把界面设计这加进来，保证可用性问题不会应为“只是个UI问题”的借口不予重视。