1. He was accused of downplaying the seriousness of the situation.
他被指责淡化了情况的严重性。

2. The company is downplaying the potential risks of the project.
该公司正在淡化该项目的潜在风险。

3. She tried to downplay her role in the success of the team.
她试图淡化自己在团队成功中的作用。

A: Why did he downplay the problem?
A：他为什么要淡化这个问题？

B: He didn’t want to worry everyone unnecessarily.
B：他不想让大家无谓地担心。

1) 淡化（问题或事件）

2) 轻描某事的重要性

3) 有意降低严重程度的表达

1. 有意减少某事重要性或严重性的表达方式

e.g. He downplayed the danger of the storm.
他淡化了风暴的危险性。

2. 用较轻语气描述事情以减少关注

e.g. The official downplayed the incident during the press conference.
官员在新闻发布会上淡化了该事件。

verb

1. To make something seem less important or less serious than it really is.

Synonym: minimize, understate, trivialize