soft pedal

汉语翻译

钢琴弱音踏板, 减弱效果的东西

英语解释

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

例句

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。