单词 | water down |
释义 | water downSEE SYNONYMS FOR water down ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb)to dilute or weaken with water to modify or adulterate, esp so as to omit anything harsh, unpleasant, or offensiveto water down the truth Derived forms of water downwatered-down, adjectiveWords nearby water downwater cure, water curtain, water cycle, water diviner, waterdog, water down, water dropwort, watered, watered-down, watered stock, Wateree Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with water downwater down Dilute or weaken, as in He watered down that unfavorable report with feeble excuses. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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