soft pedal

汉语翻译

英语解释：

名词 soft pedal:

1. a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

动词 soft pedal:

1. play down or obscure
   同义词：soft-pedal

例句：

1. 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。