water down 详细解释

water down

掺水, 冲淡

在……中搀水

The whisky has been watered down.

这威士忌被搀水了。

词义辨析

同义参见:

water  dilute  water  

英英释义

动词 water down:

make less strong or intense

thin by adding water to

补充

water downwater down1.掺水于, 用水把…冲淡He watered down the wine.他在酒中掺水。I'm sure this whisky has been watered down.我敢肯定这瓶威士忌掺过水了。2.削弱; 使缓和In the negotiations, they agreed to water down their original stiff demand to one acceptable to both sides.在谈判中, 他们同意把原来的强硬要求降低到双方都可以接受的地步。The story was watered down so much it was no longer interesting.故事情节已被冲淡, 再也没有趣味了。

例句

1. It tastes as if it's been watered down.尝起来好像是兑水了。 2. Proposed legislation affecting bankers has been watered down.拟议中会损害银行家利益的法规已经被削弱了。 3. The English teacher watered down the course for the slow-learning students.英语老师简化了慢班的课程内容。 4. The milk has been watered down.这牛奶被搀水稀释了。 5. Someone watered down [=diluted] the punch.有人掺水稀释了潘趣酒。 6. He had to water down [=simplify] the lecture for the younger students.为了照顾低年级学生，他只好简化讲座内容。 7. The movie watered down the lessons of the book.电影淡化了书中体现的教训。

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