英语词汇“water down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

water down

1. phrasal verb

If you water down a substance, for example food or drink, you add water to it to make it weaker.

He was careful to check that his suppliers were not watering down the product. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

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

2. verb

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.

Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]

3. See also watered-down

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单词	water down
释义	water down 1. phrasal verb If you water down a substance, for example food or drink, you add water to it to make it weaker. He was careful to check that his suppliers were not watering down the product. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I bought a water-based paint, then decided to water it down even more. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. verb 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. Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] 3. See also watered-down See full dictionary entry for water
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