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in AM, use 美国英语用 soft-pedaling, soft-pedaled
1. VERB 缓和;减弱;降低…的力度 If you soft-pedal something, you deliberately reduce the amount of activity or pressure that you have been using to get something done or seen. 

  • He refused to soft-pedal an investigation into the scandal.

    他拒绝降低对这起丑闻的调查力度。