每日一詞 220 downplay 對某事輕描淡寫

今天我們要學的詞兒是downplay。 Downplay something是指對某事輕描淡寫。"The coach downplayed the team's loss in the season opener,"意思是教練并不看重球隊賽季首場比賽的失利。"The diplomat1downplayed the breakdown of the talks," 意思是這名外交官對會談破裂輕描淡寫。

一些亞洲貨幣對美元的比價最近顯著上漲，可能對出口行業(yè)帶來負面影響。但是媒體報道說，"Government officials downplayed the impact of stronger currencies,"意思是政府官員并不認為貨幣升值會帶來嚴重影響。好的，今天我們學習的詞兒是downplay...

1 diplomat

n.外交官，外交家;能交際的人，圓滑的人

參考例句：

The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插進一個笑話，緊張的氣氛頓時緩和下來。

He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.戰(zhàn)前他在俄羅斯當外交官。

2 breakdown

n.垮，衰竭;損壞，故障，倒塌

參考例句：

She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神經(jīng)衰弱。

The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飛機在空中發(fā)生了故障，但幸運的是被王牌駕駛員排除了。