vt. 降低...的调子, 对...不予张扬, 使...变得不显眼
v. play down or obscure
词型变化:现在分词 : soft-pedalling ; 过去式 : soft-pedalled ; 第三人称单数 : soft-pedals ; 过去分词 : soft-pedalled ; 名词复数形式 : soft-pedals

soft-pedal的用法和样例:

例句

  1. 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。
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