wa·ter down
phrasal verbwater something down
- to make a liquid weaker by adding water
加水冲淡（液体）；掺水稀释 - [usually passive] to change a speech, a piece of writing, etc. in order to make it less strong or offensive
缓和（说话、文章等的）语气；使变得轻描淡写 - The proposals got somewhat watered down at committee stage.
这些提案在委员会阶段受到了一定程度的淡化。
- The proposals got somewhat watered down at committee stage.