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water down

英 [ˈwɔːtə(r) daʊn]

美 [ˈwɔːtər daʊn]

加水稀释; 掺水冲淡; 使(提议、言论、声明等)语气缓和; 使打折扣; 削弱

柯林斯词典

  • PHRASAL VERB 加水稀释;掺水冲淡
    If youwater downa substance, for example food or drink, you add water to it to make it weaker.
    1. You can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long...
      你可以往杯里的葡萄酒中掺点水,当两杯来喝。
    2. I bought a water-based paint, then decided to water it down even more.
      我买了一种水性漆,然后决定加水进一步稀释。
  • See also:Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down.watered-down

英英释义

verb

  • thin by adding water to
    1. They watered down the moonshine
  • make less strong or intense
    1. water down the mixture

双语例句

  • The rancid stench of dirty drains John poured the ditty water down the pipe.
    脏水沟发出的腐臭味.约翰把脏水倒进了排水道。
  • He agreed to water down his criticisms of the government.
    他同意把他对政府的批评变得婉转一些。
  • There was no more whiskey left, not even a drop to water down.
    一点威士忌也没剩,连一滴供掺水的也没有。
  • They had piped the water down.
    他们已用管道把水引到下面。
  • You'd better water down your demand.
    你最好降低一下要求。
  • We piped the water down.
    我们用管道把水输送到下面来。
  • Our bodies break water down into its parts: hydrogen and oxygen.
    我们的身体把水分解成它的成份:氢和氧。
  • Typically, an electric current breaks the water down.
    通常人们是用电流来分解水的。
  • Water down the stream, up a long hill, and I like mountains, and constantly rolls upward.
    水往下流,山往上长,而我如山,不断朝上进发。
  • In both China and America I have seen repeated attempts by people to simplify and water down the Gospel in order to make it fit neatly into their lives.
    无论在中国还是美国,我都反复地见到人们为了让福音更加适合自己的生活,而把它给简化和掺水。