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

• 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。
• 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。
• They had piped the water down.
  他们已用管道把水引到下面。
• 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。
• We piped the water down.
  我们用管道把水输送到下面来。
• Typically, an electric current breaks the water down.
  通常人们是用电流来分解水的。
• Save your wee in milk cartons, water down and use as a high nitrate fertilizer.
  在牛奶盒里小便，加水稀释，然后可以用作高硝酸盐含量的肥料。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you feel the water down here, it's really warm.
  如果你想过来感受一下泉水的话，它真得很暖和。