soft-pedal
v. 弱音踏板
If you soft-pedal something, you deliberately reduce the amount of activity or pressure that you have been using to get something done or seen.
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。
1. play down or obscure;
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。