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

• 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。
• 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 teacher had to water down the course for a slowlearning class.
  老师不得不降低课程的要求来迁就慢班的学生。
• 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。
• 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。
• Typically, an electric current breaks the water down.
  通常人们是用电流来分解水的。
• It looks like water down there all right
  看起来水的确流到那儿了。
• 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。
• What do you get when you pour hot water down a rabbit hole?
  如果把热水从兔子的一只耳朵眼儿里灌进去，你会得到什么？
• They had piped the water down.
  他们已用管道把水引到下面。