贬低；降低；减少

payed down───预付定金

plane down───刨平

play down───贬低；降低；减少

played on───演奏；发生影响；利用别人的感情；继续比赛

plays down───贬低；降低；减少

splashed down───溅落

clamped down───取缔；施加压力，强行压制

He always played down his role in the affair.───他经常对自己在事件中的作用轻描淡写。

Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports.───西方的外交官们已贬低了这些报告的重要性。

Officials played down any hope for a quick end to the bloodshed.───官员们对快速了结这场流血冲突不抱太大希望。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

But company representatives played down the disaster.

Juventus Coach Didier Deschamps has played down the importance of Monday night's clash with Napoli.

The results were later played down by the company.

The newspaper stories played down the actor's unattractive past.

Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports.

Eriksson also played down Wayne Rooney's reaction to being taken off during an ineffective second period.

He always played down his role in the affair.

Jackson played down the comments by Buss.

But Palace yesterday played down fears that Salako aggravated the knee ligaments which required an operation last year.