soft-pedal
vt. 用弱音踏板降低…的音调；对…不予张扬；使大事化小
vi. 使用弱音踏板；缓和；不张扬
v.
弱音踏板；
变形
过去式：soft-pedalled过去分词：soft-pedalled现在分词：soft-pedalling第三人称单数：soft-pedals
英英释义
soft-pedal[ ,sɔft'pedəl, ,sɔ:- ]
n.a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
同义词：soft pedal
v.play down or obscure
"His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder"
双语例句
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。
权威例句
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Did bear stearns soft-pedal the risks?
No Soft-Pedal in Versus Ads
Dont Soft-Pedal Disturbing Results From Ultrasound Exam
Macy's Kahn: Time to soft-pedal brands
Leaders Soft-Pedal over Nigeria Move to Execute Writer
THESE TWO LOW-KEY MOTORISTS SOFT-PEDAL THE MERCHANDISE ON A BUMPY 6,500-MILE SALES DRIVE
Step Up Advocacy, Soft-Pedal Authority.
“TO SOFT-PEDAL.”
soft-pedal (v.)
"to tone down," 1915, figurative use from the noun (1856) in reference to the left foot-lever of a piano, which makes it quieter among other effects; from soft (adj.) + pedal (n.).
1. Another bad habit is the over-use of the damper or soft pedal as discussed below.
另一个坏习惯是过度使用延音或弱音踏板，我们将在下面讨论。
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2. Conclusion It is safe and reliable to use lateral crural flap to repair anterior tibial, dorsal pedal and calcaneal soft-tissue defects.
结论小腿外侧皮瓣具有血管解剖恒定、厚薄适中、供区隐蔽等优点，是修复胫前和足软组织缺损的有效方法。
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3. Mostly he played drawing-room pieces and he pounds the piano in the latest fashion with gobs of pedaling and no emotion beyond the soft pedal.
他演奏的几乎都是室内乐，他用最时髦的方法弹奏钢琴，比如，过多的踩踏板，除了对此做弱化处理外没有情绪流露。
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4. You might think it wise to find ways to soft-pedal that one.
你可能会想到，在这个问题上设法保持低调是明智的做法。
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5. Surely these letters offer dramatic proof that Sister White was correct in warning us not to soft-pedal our urgent last-day warning message.
当然这些信件提供了戏剧性的证据，证明怀姐妹警告我们不可低调处理末日警告的紧急信息是正确的。
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6. On the issue of industrial pollution, the environmental activist plead with the government not to soft-pedal.
自环境护活动请求政府污染问题低调态。
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7. Pedals Damper (Soft and sostenuto pedal operations enabled by the optional SP-30 Pedal Unit.
踏板阻尼器（软，持音踏板的可选的警司-30踏板单元使操作。
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8. Pedals Damper (Soft and sostenuto pedal operations enabled by the optional SP-30 Pedal Unit.
踏板阻尼器（软，持音踏板的可选的警司-30踏板单元使操作。
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