watered-down
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌwɔː.tədˈdaʊn]
- 美式音标 [ˌwɑː.t̬ɚdˈdaʊn]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.用水沖淡的；打折釦的
英汉例句
- That is the only way to water down its influence.
這是沖淡它的影響的唯一辦法。 - The whisky has been watered down.
這威士忌被攙水了。 - The teacher had to water down the course for a slow-learning class.
教師不得不降低課程的要求以遷就慢班的學生。 - The criticisms had been watered down so as not to offend anybody.
這些批評意見已脩改得緩和些以免得罪人。 - You have to water down the medicine before drinking it.
你得把這種葯加水稀釋後再服用。
英英字典
- A watered-down idea or opinion has been made less extreme than it originally was, usually so that people are more likely to accept it.