"play down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 淡化
• 輕描淡寫

Definition

讓某事顯得沒有那麼重要、嚴重或有意義。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常是口語或中性表達。常用於描述有人談論壞消息、錯誤或問題時，刻意淡化嚴重性以避免擔憂或尷尬。常見搭配：'play down the risks'（淡化風險），'play down the incident'（淡化事件）。不要與 'play up'（強調）混淆。

Examples

The company tried to play down the accident in the news.

公司試圖在新聞中**淡化**這起事故。

He tried to play down his mistake during the meeting.

他在會議上試圖**淡化**自己的錯誤。

The government did not want to play down the situation.

政府不想**淡化**這種情況。

Sarah always plays down her achievements, even when she's done something amazing.

Sarah總是**淡化**自己的成就，即使她做得很棒。

"Don’t try to play down what happened," said his friend, "It’s actually pretty serious."

「別試著**淡化**發生的事，」他的朋友說，「這其實很嚴重。」

Politicians sometimes play down problems to calm the public.

政治人物有時會**淡化**問題，以安撫公眾。