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

• Water down the stream, up a long hill, and I like mountains, and constantly rolls upward.
  水往下流，山往上长，而我如山，不断朝上进发。
• 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。
• We piped the water down.
  我们用管道把水输送到下面来。
• In both China and America I have seen repeated attempts by people to simplify and water down the Gospel in order to make it fit neatly into their lives.
  无论在中国还是美国，我都反复地见到人们为了让福音更加适合自己的生活，而把它给简化和掺水。
• He rushed into the kitchen and got a bucket and poured all the boiling water down the hole.
  他跑进了厨房，拎了一桶开水出来，然后把滚开的水都倒进了蚂蚁洞。
• 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。
• You'd better water down your demand.
  你最好降低一下要求。
• Well the best way is to use a Neti pot specifically designed to pour water down your nose.
  嗯，最好的方式是使用瑜伽鼻壶，它是特别设计用来将水注入鼻腔里的。
• 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。
• 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。