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soft pedal
- IPA[ˈsôf(t) ˌpedəl]
美式
- a pedal on a piano that can be pressed to make the tone softer.
- play with the soft pedal down.;refrain from emphasizing the more unpleasant aspects of; play down
verb: soft-pedal, 3rd person present: soft-pedals, gerund or present participle: soft-pedalling, past tense: soft-pedalled, past participle: soft-pedalled
noun: soft pedal, plural noun: soft pedals
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a pedal on a piano that can be pressed to make the tone softer.
動詞
- 1. play with the soft pedal down.
- ▪ refrain from emphasizing the more unpleasant aspects of; play down the administration's decision to soft-pedal the missile program
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈsɒf(t) ˌpɛdl]
英式
- a pedal on a piano that can be pressed to make the tone softer.
- refrain from emphasizing the more unpleasant aspects of; play down: the administration's decision to soft-pedal the missile program
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