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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In a quiet corner, a low-key child.
  在一个安静的角落，做一个低调的孩子。
• Oh, can be attributed to hut, it makes me more and more low-key crowd.
  呵呵，应该归功于小屋，它让我在人群中越来越多的低调。
• Since I couldn't choose my life, I will select low-key living.
  既然不能选择那样的生活，我就选择低调的活着。
• 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。
• 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！
• Is not a high-profile magnificent leap, before substantial loss of low-key;
  是不是飞跃了高调的华丽，才失去了低调的殷实；
• America must make this as low-key as possible.
  美国必须尽可能低调促成此事。