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

• 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。
• He wanted to keep the meetings low-key.
  他不希望将会议扩大。
• 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。
• That rich man in our town is a very low-key person.
  我们镇上的那个有钱人是个相当低调的人。
• Fok's low-key approach to politics may have been a reflection of his personality.
  霍英东在政治上的低调作风可能反映了他的个性。
• His interviewing style was on the low-key side.
  他在面试中显得很低调。
• If you tend to be more low-key, smile when you shake the interviewer's hand and add some intonation and expression to your responses.
  如果你是个低调的人，和面试官握手时保持微笑，回答时加些语调和表情。
• In a quiet corner, a low-key child.
  在一个安静的角落，做一个低调的孩子。
• 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。
• I want to let the world know, I very low-key.
  我要让全世界知道，我很低调。