water down

英美

掺水；冲淡

down adv.向下prep.沿着...而下adj.向下的；消沉的；无礼的n.绒毛；汗毛v.击倒；打败；吞下；被抑制
water n.水；海域；雨水；海水v.给...浇水；给...供水；加水稀释；充满眼泪；给...水喝

Verb:

make less strong or intense;
"water down the mixture"
thin by adding water to;
"They watered down the moonshine"

1. You can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long.: 你可以在一杯葡萄酒中掺水，这样就能当两杯喝。

2. She tipped the dirty water down the drain.: 她把脏水倒入了下水道。

3. Huge pipes funnel the water down the mountainside.: 巨大的管道把水沿山坡输送下山。

4. They want to water down the facts.: 他们想冲淡事实。

5. She held the glass and chugged the water down.: 她拿着杯子一饮而尽。

6. A: you'd better water down your demand. B: Why?: 你最好降低一下要求。(较随便)？

7. Typically, an electric current breaks the water down.: 我们通常都用电流来分解水。

8. Lobby groups could water down plans that will cost industry money.: 游说团体可以冲淡这个耗费企业资金的计划。

9. They will not be able to water down your coverage when you need it most.: 他们无法在你最需要保险的时候减少保险金。

10. Pull the squeegee across the window at an Angle to direct excess water down.: 用刷子将窗户拖一遍，保持一点角度以使多余的水可以导下。

11. Let it sit for an hour or so, then run hot water down the drain to clear out the salt.: 静静等上一个小时，然后倒些热水清理掉盐。

12. They pump water down an injection Wells (the blue well), where it is heated by the rock.: 他们把水压入注水井(蓝井)下，在井里，岩石把水加热。

13. With these words she suddenly splashed a pint of icy water down my neck, and pulled me into the kitchen.: 说着这些话，她将一杯冰水撒在我的脖子上，把我拖进了厨房。

14. The lake water was too salty to use. So they built a system of canals to bring water down from the mountains.: 这个湖里的水非常咸，因而不能饮用，所以，他们就开凿运河从山上引水。

15. I set the water down on the table by the bed, and then I sat back down "Anytime, I'm just glad you're okay.": 我把水放在床边的桌子上然后我又坐下来“不客气，我很高兴你没事。”

16. The company will pump warm water down the drill pipe connected to the device to prevent crystals from forming.: 该公司将顺着钻油管抽入温水以防止形成结块。

17. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing boiling water down on enemies attacking a castle.: 据说这样的用法起源于古代，当敌人袭击一座城堡时，城堡里的人会将滚烫的开水泼向敌人。

18. The immediate worry is that all this could water down or delay the measures needed to cool an overheating economy.: 近忧则是以上都可能延缓针对经济降温的举措。

19. Pour a quart of warm water down basement drain so it fills the pipe and prevents sewer gases from seeping into your home.: 往地下室下水道注入1夸脱的温水，这样做可以保证水管里面充满水，并防止下水道的沼气渗透到房子里。

20. The more difficult question is whether Walker was right to try to water down Wisconsin's collective bargaining agreements.: 更为棘手的问题是，walker是否在极力淡化威斯康辛州的集体协商工资这一权利呢？

21. Dip the edges in orange paint. Water down orange acrylic paint to dilute it and put it in a large mixing bowl or other container.: 将边缘浸入橙色颜料中：稀释丙烯颜料，倒入搅拌用大钵或其他容器。

22. Global warming scientists are under intense pressure to water down findings, and are then accused of silencing their critics.: 持全球变暖观点的科学家们承受要求他们弱化研究发现的巨大压力，之后科学家却被指责保持沉默，不发出反对声音。

23. Time does not water down the wine of friendship; distance does not separate our hands of longing.Wishing you happiness forever!: 时间冲不淡友情的酒，距离拉不开思念的手，祝福你，永远永远！

24. It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Gihon spring and channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David.: 这希西家也塞住基训的上源，引水直下，流在大卫城的西边。

25. Time does not water down the wine of friendship; distance does not separate our hands of longing. Wishing you happiness forever!: 时间冲不淡友情的酒，距离拉不开思念的手，祝福你，永远永远！

26. This time of year off the coast of Japan, they would mix with water down 100 feet to 300 feet, and be diluted by a factor of about 100.: 在日本沿海，在一年中的这个时候，他们会混入到100至300英尺深的海水中，并且被稀释大约100倍。

27. Running plain old hot water down your drain for about 30 seconds once a week will help clear the drain before any blockage can build up.: 每个星期，彻彻底底的用热水把下水道冲一次。30秒足以，这将有助于你在管道堵塞前将其清理干净。

28. If the narrator could put his glass of water down, I think he would see that a toast to the world with a Stinger would suit him well.: 假如这位故事的讲述者放下他手中的水杯，我认为他就会明白，举起一杯史丁生为这个世界干杯会再适合他不过了。

29. Lobbyists hope to water down some of the more contentious provisions, such as a requirement for Banks to spin off their derivatives units.: 说客们希望弱化那些存在激烈争议的条款，比如银行必须剥离他们的衍生品业务。

30. Lobbyists hope to water down some of the more contentious provisions, such as a requirement for Banks to spin off their derivatives units.: 说客们希望弱化那些存在激烈争议的条款，比如银行必须剥离他们的衍生品业务。

Putting water in brandy is sacrilege.
在白兰地中掺水是可恶的事。
I want to have a Scotch and water, please.
请给我一杯掺水的苏格兰威士忌。
That is the only way to water down its influence.
这是冲淡它的影响的唯一办法。
He has tempered the strong drink with water.
他已经用水将烈酒冲淡。

water down 掺水

【近义词】

water 水
dilute 稀释

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