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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

  • Well the best way is to use a Neti pot specifically designed to pour water down your nose.
    嗯,最好的方式是使用瑜伽鼻壶,它是特别设计用来将水注入鼻腔里的。
  • The government has suggested it might water down plans to have such polls.
    英国政府已经暗示,可能会淡化强制执行此类投票的计划。
  • Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down.
    影响养鸟者的立法提案的措词已经缓和一些了。
  • 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
    你可以往杯里的葡萄酒中掺点水,当两杯来喝。
  • Nevertheless, you have to be careful you don't water down excellent ideas so much that they lose their original strength – because you're making hundreds of thousands of compromises.
    不过,你必须小心别过分稀释了伟大的创意以致失去了它原本的力量-只因你作出了成百上千的妥协。
  • We have to water down the curriculum for the slow learning class.
    我们得把慢班的课程要求降低一些。
  • The thirsty boy drink a glass of water down.
    这个干渴的孩子一下子喝光了一杯水。
  • Once I could not even get water down I knew there was something wrong.
    有一次,我什至不能得到水下来,我知道有什么错。
  • They had piped the water down.
    他们已用管道把水引到下面。