1PHRASAL VERB 加水稀释;掺水冲淡 If you water down a substance, for example food or drink, you add water to it to make it weaker. 加水稀释;掺水冲淡
You can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long. [VERBPREP. noun]
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. [VERB noun PREP.]
我买了一种水性漆,然后决定加水进一步稀释。
2VERB 使(提议、演讲、声明等)语气缓和;使打折扣;削弱 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. 使(提议、演讲、声明等)语气缓和;使打折扣;削弱
Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down. [beVERB-ed PREP.]