water down
形容词和名词含义
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词语辨析
与water down意思相近的词语有:dilute, weaken, thin, adulterate
词汇扩充
与water down相关的其他词汇有:weaken, dilution, dilutant, diluter
近义词
与water down意思相近的词汇有:dilute, weaken, thin, adulterate
反义词
与water down意思相反的词汇有:concentrate, strengthen, fortify
柯林斯词典
water down (phrasal verb):
If you water down a statement, report, or proposal, you change it so that it is weaker and less forceful.
牛津词典
water down (phrasal verb):
用法
1. You should water down the juice before serving it to the children.
2. The company watered down their initial proposal to appease the regulators.
相关例句
1. The coffee was too strong, so I watered it down with some milk. (咖啡太浓了,所以我加了点牛奶稀释。)
2. The government watered down the legislation to gain support from both parties. (政府削弱了这项立法以获得两党的支持。)
3. She watered down her speech to avoid offending anyone. (她简化了演讲内容,以免冒犯任何人。)
4. The critics argued that the director watered down the original novel's powerful themes. (评论家们认为导演削弱了原著小说的强烈主题。)
5. The company's decision to water down the quality of their products disappointed many loyal customers. (公司决定降低产品质量,令许多忠实顾客感到失望。)
6. He watered down his alcoholic beverages to save money. (他为了省钱将酒精饮料稀释了。)
7. The bartender watered down the whiskey to reduce its alcohol content. (酒保将威士忌稀释以减少其酒精含量。)
8. The chef decided to water down the soup to make it less spicy. (厨师决定将汤稀释,使其不那么辣。)
9. The legislation had been significantly watered down by the time it was passed. (该法案在通过之前已经被严重削弱了。)
10. The original meaning of the poem was watered down in the translated version. (诗歌的原意在翻译版本中被稀释了。)
11. The manager watered down the employee's performance review to avoid conflict. (经理为了避免冲突将员工的绩效评估减弱了。)
12. The CEO refused to water down his vision for the company's future. (首席执行官拒绝削弱他对公司未来的愿景。)
13. The artist felt that the gallery's lighting watered down the impact of her artwork. (艺术家觉得画廊的照明削弱了她作品的冲击力。)
14. The journalist was criticized for watering down the controversial interview with the celebrity. (该记者因为淡化与名人的有争议的采访而受到批评。)
15. The teacher watered down the test so that all students could pass. (老师降低了考试难度,以便所有学生都能通过。)
16. The company's marketing campaign had to be watered down due to budget constraints. (由于预算限制,公司的营销活动不得不削弱。)
17. The documentary was criticized for watering down the political message it intended to convey. (这部纪录片因为削弱原本意图传达的政治信息而受到批评。)
18. The organization's mission statement was diluted and watered down by numerous revisions. (该组织的使命宣言经过多次修改变得含糊和削弱。)
19. The newspaper article was watered down to avoid potential lawsuits. (为了避免潜在的诉讼,报纸文章被淡化了。)
20. The politician's speech had been heavily watered down by his advisors. (政治家的演讲已经被他的顾问大大削弱了。)