soft-pedal

汉语翻译

vt. 降低...的调子, 对...不予张扬, 使...变得不显眼

词型变化：

动词过去式:soft-pedaled,soft-pedalled 过去分词:soft-pedaled,soft-pedalled 现在分词:softpedaling,soft-pedalling 第三人称单数:soft-pedals,soft-pedals 

英语解释：

名词 soft-pedal:

1. a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
   同义词：soft pedal

动词 soft-pedal:

1. play down or obscure

例句：

1. 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。