make light of
US /meɪk laɪt əv/
UK /meɪk laɪt əv/
成语
轻描淡写, 轻视, 不当回事
to treat something serious as if it were not important
示例:
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He tried to make light of his injury, but it was clearly serious.
他试图轻描淡写他的伤势，但显然很严重。
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It's not something to make light of; we need to address this issue seriously.
这不是可以轻视的事情；我们需要认真对待这个问题。