watered down is water down's Past Tense

water down

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

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冲淡,打折扣

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Definition:
AllAll,冲淡冲淡,打折扣打折扣,淡化淡化,被削弱被削弱
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1.
For most of his life, he was, as he puts it, the " overeducated , watered-down, * third-generation entrepreneur. "
用他自己的说法，他一生大部分时间都是一位“受了过多的教育、不像前人一样能干的第三代企业家。”
yòng tā zì jǐ de shuō fǎ , tā yì shēng dà bù fen shí jiān dōu shì yī wèi " shòu le guò duō de jiào yù 、 bù xiàng qián rén yí yàng néng gàn de dì sān dài qǐ yè jiā 。 "
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2.
My prediction at the time was that the term would become so watered down that it would cease to mean anything.
当时我的预测是，这个术语会淡化，不再代表任何意思。
dāng shí wǒ de yù cè shì , zhè ge shù yǔ huì dàn huà , bú zài dài biǎo rèn hé yì si 。
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3.
But it has watered down its proposed code on pay, which will now not be compulsory for big banks in London.
但金融服务局淡化了已提议的薪酬监管要求，如今并不强制伦敦的大银行执行该规则。
dàn jīn róng fú wù jú dàn huà le yǐ tí yì de xīn chóu jiān guǎn yāo qiú , rú jīn bìng bù qiáng zhì lún dūn de dà yín háng zhí xíng gāi guī zé 。
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4.
The question now seems to be whether we'll get a watered-down bill or no bill at all.
现在的问题似乎是，我们得到的将是一个大打折扣的法案，还是连任何法案都得不到。
xiàn zài de wèn tí sì hū shì , wǒ men dé dào de jiāng shì yī gè dà dǎ zhé kòu de fǎ àn , hái shì lián rèn hé fǎ àn dōu dé bú dào 。
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5.
Looking forward to elegant green throughout Italy, and how many joys and sorrows of life, are watered down in this elegant nest in the wind.
遥望着优雅的绿色境意，多少人生喜怒哀乐，都淡化在这片高雅的风巢里。
yáo wàng zhe yōu yǎ de lǜ sè jìng yì , duō shao rén shēng xǐ nù āi lè , dōu dàn huà zài zhè piàn gāo yǎ de fēng cháo lǐ 。
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6.
Greenpeace said the draft law has been steadily watered down in the protection it would offer.
绿色和平组织说，该法案草案的受保护对象已经被掺水了。
lǜ sè hé píng zǔ zhī shuō , gāi fǎ àn cǎo àn de shòu bǎo hù duì xiàng yǐ jīng bèi chān shuǐ le 。
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7.
The best anyone hopes for at this point is a highly watered-down deal that will fall far short of the initial goals.
此时，各国期望的最佳结果是一个高度稀释的协议，而这并不符合其初衷。
cǐ shí , gè guó qī wàng de zuì jiā jié guǒ shì yī gè gāo dù xī shì de xié yì , ér zhè bìng bù fú hé qí chū zhōng 。
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8.
Although we no longer like before, but I still believe that the deep friendship between us will not be watered down time!
虽然我们无法再像以前那样，但我依然相信我们之间深厚的情谊不会被时间所冲淡！
suī rán wǒ men wú fǎ zài xiàng yǐ qián nà yàng , dàn wǒ yī rán xiāng xìn wǒ men zhī jiān shēn hòu de qíng yì bú huì bèi shí jiān suǒ chōng dàn !
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9.
He seems to have watered down his previous opposition to the export of natural gas.
在天然气的出口上，他似乎已经削弱了反对派。
zài tiān rán qì de chū kǒu shàng , tā sì hū yǐ jīng xuē ruò le fǎn duì pài 。
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10.
It would be a watered-down version of the line-item veto presidents have long craved but the Supreme Court has found unconstitutional.
这其实是美国总统长期渴望获得的拨款法案部分条款否决权的轻化版，但是最高法院已经发现这一请求违背了宪法。
zhè qí shí shì měi guó zǒng tǒng cháng qī kě wàng huò dé de bō kuǎn fǎ àn bù fen tiáo kuǎn fǒu jué quán de qīng huà bǎn , dàn shì zuì gāo fǎ yuàn yǐ jīng fā xiàn zhè yī qǐng qiú wéi bèi le xiàn fǎ 。
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