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单词 water down
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water down
1 PHRASAL VERB 加水稀释;掺水冲淡 If you water down a substance, for example food or drink, you add water to it to make it weaker. 加水稀释;掺水冲淡
  • You can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long. [VERB PREP. noun]

    你可以往杯里的葡萄酒中掺点水,当两杯来喝。

  • I bought a water-based paint, then decided to water it down even more. [VERB noun PREP.]

    我买了一种水性漆,然后决定加水进一步稀释。

2 VERB 使(提议、演讲、声明等)语气缓和;使打折扣;削弱 If something such as a proposal, speech, or statement is watered down, it is made much weaker and less forceful, or less likely to make people angry. 使(提议、演讲、声明等)语气缓和;使打折扣;削弱
  • Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down. [be VERB-ed PREP.]

    影响养鸟者的立法提案的措词已经缓和一些了。

3See also:watered-down 
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