| 单词 | watered-down |
| 释义 | watered-down From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwatered-downˌwatered-ˈdown adjectiveREDUCEa watered-down plan, report etc has been changed so that it is less extreme or forceful than when it was first written – used to show disapproval → water downa watered-down version of the originalExamples from the Corpuswatered-down• Courses should not be watered-down linguistics.• It has to be understood that the general and critical does not mean the vague, the watered-down, or the journalistic.• He is the only major figure offering an alternative party programme which is not a watered-down version of Mrs Thatcher's.• The House approved a watered-down version of the bill in November.watered-down version• He is the only major figure offering an alternative party programme which is not a watered-down version of Mrs Thatcher's. |
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