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

• 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。
• 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。
• They had piped the water down.
  他们已用管道把水引到下面。
• 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。
• 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。
• An avalanche is a sudden and rapid flow of snow often mixed with air and water down a mountainside.
  一场雪崩是从山腰上塌落的一次突然和迅速的常常混合了空气和水的雪流。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。