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.- 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。 - 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。
- You can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long...
- See also:Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down.watered-down
英英释义
verb
- thin by adding water to
- They watered down the moonshine
- make less strong or intense
- 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。