She finessed the interview by playing down her lack of experience and talking about her long-standing interest in the field.她对自己的经验不足轻描淡写，转而谈论自己对该领域长久以来的兴趣，就这样巧妙地把采访应对过去了。We were bunking off one day, and playing down by the canal.有一天我们逃学，在运河边玩耍。The government is playing down the notion that a crisis is looming.政府轻描淡写地对待有危机逼近的说法。Management has been playing down the possibility of job losses.管理层一直在淡化职位减少的可能性。