low-key

英 [ˌləʊ ˈkiː]

美 [ˌloʊ ˈkiː]

adj.  低调的; 不招摇的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 低调的；不招摇的
  not intended to attract a lot of attention
  1. Their wedding was a very low-key affair.
     他们的婚礼办得很低调。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 低调的；小规模的
  If you say that something islow-key, you mean that it is on a small scale rather than involving a lot of activity or being made to seem impressive or important.
  1. The wedding will be a very low-key affair...
     婚礼将低调举行。
  2. He wanted to keep the meetings low-key.
     他不希望将会议扩大。

英英释义

adj

• restrained in style or quality
  1. a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence
  Synonym:low-keyedsubdued

双语例句

• His interviewing style was on the low-key side.
  他在面试中显得很低调。
• She is a low-key and confident manager who gets the most out of people who work for her.
  她是一个低调且自信的管理者，她能够最有效的应用为他工作的员工。
• We're halfway prepared for a low-key romantic comedy when all hell breaks lose.
  我们基本上已经准备又要看一部低调的浪漫喜剧，然而一切突然发生了变化。
• He wanted to keep the meetings low-key.
  他不希望将会议扩大。
• Try being low-key and open rather than uptight and defensive.
  试着低调一点，开放一点，而不是紧张和保守。
• I want to be care, but not too stressed. I want a low-key life.
  我想被在乎，却不想太高调。我要低调做人。
• Low-key man, and efficient to do things that I own a standard!
  低调做人，高效做事，是我对自己的一个标准！
• My dad was low-key, just sort of letting me know he was disappointed with me.
  我父亲很低调，只是有点儿像是让我知道，他对我感到失望。
• I think there are two key factors involved: low-key color and fuzzy boundary.
  认为有二点：低调颜色和模糊的界限。
• The White House went out of its way to keep the meeting low-key.
  白宫出去的方式来保持低调的会议。