新闻热词:对……不太重视 Play down
时间:2008-09-17 09:01:54 来源:英语学习网站
据报道,美国思科公司8月10日发布了最新的财务报告,由于企业客户对其网络设备的需求在不断增长,在于7月31日结束的第四财季中,思科的季度收益比上个季度上涨了41%,净利润为14亿美元。第三财季,曾有投资者对思科的库存大幅增长表示不安。但思科高层在5月份表示这不是什么大问题。
The firm's shares lost more than 5% during after-hours electronic trading in New York. But chief executive John Chambers played down the concerns over future prospects. "In the things we can control, I feel good," he said. Play down表示“对……不太重视;降低重要性;贬低”例如:The doctor played down the serious nature of the poor man's illness.(医生把这个可怜人的病情讲得轻些。)
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