soft-pedal

soft-pedal

美 　英

  • v.低調處理；降低…的調門；對…輕描淡寫
  • n.(用以減弱音量的)鋼琴踏板；減弱效果的東西
  • 網絡弱音踏板

詞形變化

第三人稱單數：soft-pedals  現在分詞：soft-pedalling  過去式：soft-pedalled  

反義詞

同義詞

英漢雙解

v.
1.
[t][i]
~ (on) sth
低調處理；降低…的調門；對…輕描淡寫to treat sth as less serious or important than it really is
Television has been accused of soft-pedalling bad news.
有人指責電視對壞消息輕描淡寫。

英漢解釋

n.
1.
(用以減弱音量的)鋼琴踏板;減弱效果的東西
v.
1.
在演奏...時使用減音踏板;降低(意見,批評等)調子;對...不予張揚,秘而不宣;禁止討論

英英解釋

v.

例句

There are a few upscale up rights in which the soft pedal works similarly to that of the grands.

只有少數的直立鋼琴，弱音踏板的機制是與平臺鋼琴相同的。

Thora is an avid feminist so I decided to soft pedal the issue of women's rights while she was at the meeting.

索拉是個熱心的女權運動提倡者，所以我決定她在場時不談婦女權利的問題。

It will do well to soft-pedal expectations for its next meeting in London in April.

它最好淡化人們對明年4月倫敦峰會的預期。

Another bad habit is the over-use of the damper or soft pedal as discussed below.

另一個壞習慣是過度使用延音或弱音踏板，我們將在下面討論。

You might think it wise to find ways to soft-pedal that one.

您或許需要在找尋弱化這一矛盾的方法上三思而行。