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

　

单词	water down
释义	Trends of water down View usage for: 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 More Synonyms of water down See full dictionary entry for water water down in British English verb (tr, adverb) 1. to dilute or weaken with water 2. to modify or adulterate, esp so as to omit anything harsh, unpleasant, or offensive to water down the truth Derived forms watered-down (ˌwatered-ˈdown) adjective water down in American English to weaken the potency or effectiveness of See full dictionary entry for water Examples of 'water down' in a sentence water down Now have to invite several others to water down the Geraldine/ Roger effect. Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005) The strongest belief will always win, but doubts can water down any belief such that it isn't very effective. Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003) Chinese translation of 'water down' water down vt [drink, paint] 掺水冲(沖)淡 (chānshuǐ chōngdàn) [article, proposal] 使缓(緩)和 (shǐ huǎnhé) See water Nearby words of water down watchdog watchstrap water water down water sports water-skiing water/petrol pump
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