soft-pedals

英 [ˌsɒft ˈpedəlz]

美 [ˌsɔːft ˈpedəlz]

v.  低调处理; 降低…的调门; 对…轻描淡写
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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。