But he would never compromise to reach his goal — never dilute the message.

但他永远不会为了达到自己目标而妥协——永远不会（自己想要传达）信息。

And the president, for his part, really played down any diplomatic rift.

而且总统也在有意外交裂痕。

There is a risk that over time a firm's social capital erodes, creativity flags, hierarchies ossify and team spirit fades, as Mr Hastings fears.

这样下去，企业会逐渐面临社会资本被侵蚀、创造力流失、层级僵和团队精神风险，这也正是哈斯廷斯所担心。

Their presence confirmed by both countries downplayed by Russia.

俄罗斯了这两个国家存在，这证实了他们存在。

I know the classiest thing would be to downplay the effort that went into this role and how much this means to me, but the truth is, this was five and a half years of my life.

我知道最得体做法是我为这个角色付出努力，以及这个角色对我意有多大，但事实上，这是我生命中五年半时光。

I mean, it says that Facebook attempted to downplay the significance of Russian activity in the run up to the 2016 election.

我意思是，它说 Facebook 试图俄罗斯在2016年大选前活动重要性。

Its opposite, something called understatement, has the same effect too. Understatement involves de-emphasising something.

它反词是understatement，也有同样效果。understatement指是某事。

India has played down the impact of an end to its preferential trade status with the United States after President Trump announced that he intended to scrap the program.

宣布他有意终结对印度贸易优惠待遇，印度方面了该措施对经济影响。

Of course, it is easy to downplay all of this as superstition but considering the fact that when Blanc kept kissing his forehead, they won the Euros two years later, I'd say maybe lucky charms do exist in football.

当然，人们很容易将这一切为迷信，但考虑到布兰克一直亲吻他额头，两年后他们赢得了欧洲杯，我想说，也许幸运符在足球比赛中确实存在。

And when we talk about abundant and cheap electricity, we're talking about eliminating poverty faster, powering access to water desalination, strengthening medical supply chains, so much more.

而当我们提及充足廉价电力，我们谈是更快地消除贫困、推动海水采用、增强医疗供应链、以及更多数不清好处。

You know, he was really trying to downplay that dispute with Turkey.

他尽力与土耳其之间这一争端。

The Puritans refused to celebrate Christmas because they thought it trivialized the holiday's religious message.

清教徒拒绝庆祝圣诞节，因为他们认为圣诞节了节日传递宗教信息。

The state's already planning more ocean desalination projects up and down the coast.

加州已经计划在沿海地区开展更多海水项目。

For example, gratitude measurably counters the tendency to forget, and downplay positive events.

例如，感恩显著地抑制遗忘和积极事件趋势。

Iran accused Israel of lying and played down the scope of its role in Syria.

伊指责以色列撒谎，称以刻意其在叙所扮演角色。

But in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Trump also downplayed the attack.

但在与加拿大总理贾斯廷·鲁多举行会谈时，了这起攻击事件。

Meryl Streep plays the demagogic American president who plays down the catastrophic threat.

梅丽尔·斯里饰演一位煽动人心美国总统，她了灾难性威胁。

Seawater desalination is energy-intensive no matter how you slice it.

没错，海水 是一项能源密集型产业。

Skipping too many sessions because you're sore might fade out that motivational spark.

因为肌肉酸痛而偷懒逃避健身计划，可能会你对健身热情。

Jair Bolsonaro has continued to downplay this virus. He has said very little this week.

贾伊尔·博尔索纳罗一直在新冠病毒影响，本周他几乎没有说什么。