soft-pedalling

英 [ˌsɒft ˈpedəlɪŋ]

美 [ˌsɔːft ˈpedəlɪŋ]

v.  低调处理; 降低…的调门; 对…轻描淡写
soft-pedal的现在分词

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 soft-pedaling, soft-pedaled


• VERB 缓和;减弱;降低…的力度
  If yousoft-pedalsomething, you deliberately reduce the amount of activity or pressure that you have been using to get something done or seen.
  1. He refused to soft-pedal an investigation into the scandal.
     他拒绝降低对这起丑闻的调查力度。

双语例句

• New Delhi, meanwhile, another emerging market behemoth, has its own reasons for soft-pedalling.
  与此同时，另一个新兴市场巨头&印度也有自己保持低调的理由。
• Television has been accused of soft-pedalling bad news.
  有人指责电视对环消息轻描淡写。
• The government has been soft-pedalling ( on) the question of teachers 'pay.
  政府一直低调处理教师的工资问题。