soft-pedal的中文翻译是什么意思

soft-pedal

US/ˈsɔftˈpɛdl, ˌsɑft-/
UK/ˈsɔ:ftˈpedl, ˌsɔft-/

v. 弱音踏板

soft-pedal柯林斯释义

VERB缓和;减弱;降低…的力度

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。

soft-pedal英文释义

Verb

1. play down or obscure;

  • His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder

soft-pedal场景例句

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。

soft-pedal近义词

softensilence