soft pedal

n. 钢琴踏板, 减弱效果的东西

例句与用法：

Somebody is stealing stock form the warehouse but I'm going to soft pedal until I know who culprit is.

有人在偷窃仓库的库存品，不过在我没有认出罪犯之前，我不打算声张。

ph.

【口】降低……的调子; 对……不张扬

soft pedal

同义词：

velum |

反义词：

hard palate |

soft pedal1.■[亦作 una corda pedal] 【音乐】(钢琴等的)弱音踏板2.■起减弱作用的东西

1. a pedal on a piano that can be pressed to make the tone softer
   （钢琴的）弱音踏板。 参见una corda
   

1. (soft-pedal)[with obj.](Music)play with the soft pedal down
   (乐)用弱音踏板降低…的音调
   ■refrain from emphasizing the more unpleasant aspects of; play down
   低调处理；不予张扬
   the administration's decision to soft-pedal the missile program.
   政府低调处理导弹计划的决定。
   

soft pedal

名词 soft pedal:

a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

动词 soft pedal:

play down or obscure

同义词：soft-pedal

soft pedal