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動詞

play down (三人称単数 現在形 plays down, 現在分詞 playing down, 過去形および過去分詞形 played down)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.

   The essay attempts to play down the role slavery had in the Civil War.

   The senator played down the threat of a recession.

   During the wave of anti-immigrant sentiment, Miguel played down his immigrant status by removing Chicano patois from his speech and adopting the nickname "Mike."

   • 2019 October, Dan Harvey, “HS2 costs rise as schedule slips”, in Modern Railways, page 8:

     Reports that the project is in trouble have been circulating for many months and have been played down by officials.

同意語

• (make to seem less important): de-emphasize, downplay

反意語

• (make to seem less important): play up

派生語

• downplay

アナグラム

• downplay

名詞

playdown (複数形 playdowns)

1. (sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.

アナグラム

• downplay