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

• New curbs for US banks that restrict their ability to trade with their own capital will hit liquidity and demand for eurozone government bond markets at a time when both are in short supply, bankers have warned as they prepare to lobby regulators to water down the rules.
  正准备游说监管机构放松相关规则的银行家们警告，限制美国各银行以自有资金进行交易的新规定，将冲击欧元区国债市场的流动性和需求，而目前这两者都已供应不足。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• With these words she suddenly splashed a pint of icy water down my neck, and pulled me into the kitchen.
  她说着这些话，就猛然把一桶冰冷的水顺着我的脖子上一倒，又把我拉进厨房里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You'd better water down your demand.
  你最好降低一下要求。