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.- 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。 - 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 can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long...
- See also:Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down.watered-down
英英释义
verb
- thin by adding water to
- They watered down the moonshine
- make less strong or intense
- water down the mixture
双语例句
- 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。 - It looks like water down there all right
看起来水的确流到那儿了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The teacher had to water down the course for a slowlearning class.
老师不得不降低课程的要求来迁就慢班的学生。 - 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。 - We piped the water down.
我们用管道把水输送到下面来。 - 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。