0 to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is -- 對…作低調處理;淡化…的重要性(或糟糕程度)
Military spokespeople tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster. 軍方發言人竭力淡化災難的嚴重程度。
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
再长的路,一步步也能走完,再短的路,不迈开双脚也无法到达。