water down

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  • na.冲淡
  • Web打折扣；稀释；淡化
Simple Present：waters down  Present Participle：watering down  Past Tense：watered down  

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1.
冲淡,打折扣

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AllAll,冲淡冲淡,打折扣打折扣,稀释稀释,淡化淡化
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1.
And Wall Street banks are gearing up for a furious lobbying campaign, in an effort to water down some of the reform proposals.
华尔街银行正准备大举游说，以期减轻某些改革提议的推行力度。
huá ěr jiē yín háng zhèng zhǔn bèi dà jǔ yóu shuì , yǐ qī jiǎn qīng mǒu xiē gǎi gé tí yì de tuī xíng lì dù 。
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2.
He got her to water down the idea that private bondholders must take a hit whenever countries get into trouble.
他则说服她摒弃让私人债券持有者为危难中的国家堵枪眼的想法。
tā zé shuō fú tā bìng qì ràng sī rén zhài quàn chí yǒu zhě wèi wēi nàn zhōng de guó jiā dǔ qiāng yǎn de xiǎng fǎ 。
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3.
You see the kitchen's iron pipes, there are many, many of the water down the chlamydia trachomatis out, drop all over the place yes.
你看这个厨房上的铁管子，有好多沙眼，好多水都顺着流出来了，滴得到处都是的。
nǐ kàn zhè ge chú fáng shàng de tiě guǎn zǐ , yǒu hǎo duō shā yǎn , hǎo duō shuǐ dōu shùn zhe liú chū lái le , dī de dào chù dōu shì de 。
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4.
Exporters in Germany warned that the plan may spark a trade war even as the U. S. Senate voted to water down the provisions.
德国出口商对此发出警告，称即使美国参议院投票软化该条款，这仍可能引发一场贸易战争。
dé guó chū kǒu shāng duì cǐ fā chū jǐng gào , chēng jí shǐ měi guó cān yì yuàn tóu piào ruǎn huà gāi tiáo kuǎn , zhè réng kě néng yǐn fā yī chǎng mào yì zhàn zhēng 。
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5.
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。
měi gè xīng qī , chè chè dǐ dǐ de yòng rè shuǐ bǎ xià shuǐ dào chōng yī cì 。 sān shí miǎo zú yǐ , zhè jiāng yǒu zhù yú nǐ zài guǎn dào dǔ sè qián jiāng qí qīng lǐ gān jìng 。
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6.
There was no more whiskey left, not even a drop to water down .
一点威士忌也没剩，连一滴供掺水的也没有。
yì diǎn wēi shì jì yě méi shèng , lián yī dī gōng chān shuǐ de yě méi yǒu 。
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7.
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？
gèng wéi jí shǒu de wèn tí shì , walker shì fǒu zài jí lì dàn huà wēi sī kāng xīn zhōu de jí tǐ xié shāng gōng zī zhè yī quán lì ne ?
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8.
He rushed into the kitchen and got a bucket and poured all the boiling water down the hole.
他跑进了厨房，拎了一桶开水出来，然后把滚开的水都倒进了蚂蚁洞。
tā pǎo jìn le chú fáng , līn le yī tǒng kāi shuǐ chū lái , rán hòu bǎ gǔn kāi de shuǐ dōu dào jìn le mǎ yǐ dòng 。
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9.
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。
jiǎ rú zhè wèi gù shi de jiǎng shù zhě fàng xià tā shǒu zhōng de shuǐ bēi , wǒ rèn wéi tā jiù huì míng bái , jǔ qǐ yī bēi shǐ dīng shēng wèi zhè ge shì jiè gān bēi huì zài shì hé tā bú guò le 。
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10.
Time does not water down the wine of friendship; distance does not separate our hands of longing. Wishing you my Friends, Happiness forever!
时间冲不淡友情的酒，距离拉不开思念的手；祝福我的朋友们，永远幸福快乐！
shí jiān chōng bù dàn yǒu qíng de jiǔ , jù lí lā bù kāi sī niàn de shǒu ; zhù fú wǒ de péng yǒu men , yǒng yuǎn xìng fú kuài lè !
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