play down

/ˈpleɪ daʊn/· Verb

科技/AIB2

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Chinese meaning

淡dàn化huà,不bù予yǔ重zhòng视shì

故gù意yì把bǎ事shì情qíng说shuō得dé没méi那nà么me严yán重zhòng

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特tè朗lǎng普pǔ淡dàn化huà政zhèng府fǔ监jiān管guǎnAI发fā展zhǎn的de必bì要yào性xìng

Example

President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence

唐táng纳nà德dé·特tè朗lǎng普pǔ总zǒng统tǒng周zhōu日rì淡dàn化huà了le他tā的de政zhèng府fǔ遏è制zhì人rén工gōng智zhì能néng发fā展zhǎn的de必bì要yào性xìng。

Source: Fortune · 13 Sep 2026

Background ✎

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ淡dàn化huà了le政zhèng府fǔ需xū要yào遏è制zhì人rén工gōng智zhì能néng发fā展zhǎn的de说shuō法fǎ,称chēng他tā更gèng担dān心xīn因yīn加jiā强qiáng监jiān管guǎn让ràng美měi国guó在zài对duì华huáAI竞jìng争zhēng中zhōng失shī去qù优yōu势shì。他tā承chéng认rèn需xū要yào一yī些xiē监jiān管guǎn,但dàn未wèi给gěi出chū具jù体tǐ规guī则zé,还hái把bǎ发fā展zhǎn过guò快kuài的de警jǐng告gào归guī咎jiù于yú他tā未wèi指zhǐ名míng的de「负fù面miàn势shì力lì」。

Roots · etymology

play(表现)+down(往下压)→往小处说

  • 短语动词,不可拆(play+down 固定搭配)

Collocations

  • play down the risk / play down concerns / play down reports

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