Soft-pedal
vt. 降低...的調子, 對...不予張揚, 使...變得不顯眼
?? 牛津釋義
soft-pedal
v (-ll-; US -l-) [I, Tn]
(infml 口) make (an issue, etc) seem less serious or important; play (sth) down 減弱（問題等）的嚴重性或重要性; 使（某事物）大事化小
The government has been soft-pedalling (on) the question of teachers' pay. 政府一直低調處理教師的工資問題.
?? 詞語組成解析
soft
[s?ft]
adj. 軟的，柔軟的;溫和的，柔和的;不含酒精的;輕松的;
n. 柔軟之物，柔軟的部分;
adv. 柔和地;溫柔地;
??? 情景例句
Not a chance.
絕無可能。
A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
交友慢，失友快。
In that case, we'd like cash on receipt of invoice.
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