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

• In the negotiations, they agreed to water down their original stiff demand to one acceptable to both sides.
  在谈判中，他们同意把原来的强硬要求降低到双方都可以接受的地步。
• 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。
• 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。
• An avalanche is a sudden and rapid flow of snow often mixed with air and water down a mountainside.
  一场雪崩是从山腰上塌落的一次突然和迅速的常常混合了空气和水的雪流。
• He rushed into the kitchen and got a bucket and poured all the boiling water down the hole.
  他跑进了厨房，拎了一桶开水出来，然后把滚开的水都倒进了蚂蚁洞。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。