soft-pedalled
英 [ˌsɒft ˈpedəld]
美 [ˌsɔːft ˈpedəld]
v. 低调处理; 降低…的调门; 对…轻描淡写
soft-pedal的过去分词和过去式
柯林斯词典
- 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。
- He refused to soft-pedal an investigation into the scandal.
in AM, use 美国英语用 soft-pedaling, soft-pedaled