soft-pedal

Word family verbsoftensoft-pedalsoft-soapnounsoftenersofteningsoftiesoftlingsoftnesssoftysoftbacksoftballsoft copysoft currencysoft drinksoft focussoft furnishingssoftheadsoft landingsoft palatesoft sellsoftwaresoftwoodadjectivesoftishsoft-boiledsoft-heartedsoftly-softlysoft-spokensoft-topsoftadverbsoftly

ˌsoft-ˈpedal verb (soft-pedalled, soft-pedalling British EnglishBrE, soft-pedaled, soft-pedaling American EnglishAmE) [transitiveT]

informalUNIMPORTANT to make something seem less important or less urgent than it really is 使显得不那么重要[紧迫]，淡化

Examples from the Corpus

soft-pedal• The studios soft-pedal the rivalry between their animation departments.

单词	soft-pedal
释义	soft-pedal Word family verbsoftensoft-pedalsoft-soapnounsoftenersofteningsoftiesoftlingsoftnesssoftysoftbacksoftballsoft copysoft currencysoft drinksoft focussoft furnishingssoftheadsoft landingsoft palatesoft sellsoftwaresoftwoodadjectivesoftishsoft-boiledsoft-heartedsoftly-softlysoft-spokensoft-topsoftadverbsoftly ˌsoft-ˈpedal verb (soft-pedalled, soft-pedalling British EnglishBrE, soft-pedaled, soft-pedaling American EnglishAmE) [transitiveT] informalUNIMPORTANT to make something seem less important or less urgent than it really is 使显得不那么重要[紧迫]，淡化 Examples from the Corpus soft-pedal• The studios soft-pedal the rivalry between their animation departments.
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