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单词 watered-down
释义
watered-down
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌwɔː.tədˈdaʊn/us
/ˌwɑː.t̬ɚdˈdaʊn/
A watered-downideaoropinionhas been made lessextremethan itoriginallywas, usually so thatpeopleare morelikelytoacceptit:
（意见或观点）减弱了的，减轻了的，降低了的
They havereturnedwith a watered-downversionof theproposal.他们送回了一份弱化过的计划书。
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(Definition ofwatered-downfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwatered-down

watered-down
The efforts were soon abandoned for awatered-downversion of no beef-eating and less drinking.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This thought might naturally be elaborated as awatered-downsecular equivalent of a sanctityof-life doctrine.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is only true in thewatered-downversion that some physical body constraints are reflected in our perception some of the time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The reason is that the ability to ' actualize ' states of affairs in thiswatered-downsense is not the kind of ability required for omnipotence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus,watered-downversions of internalization, such as statements that some regularities have been internalized and influence perception only some of the time, are not able to benefit from similar synergy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I'm a controversial artist, one who dares to have an opinion and bothers to create music and videos that challenge people's ideas in a world that iswatered-downand hollow.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although these werewatered-downversions of the electoral system recommended by an independent constitutional review commission, their thrust was to produce a multi-ethnic government of the middle.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The conservatives have scorned this as being what they call awatered-downversion of the traditional concept of civil human rights.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We need to get away from a situation in which we havewatered-downcompromises that can be interpreted in various ways.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Awatered-downfaith is of no use at all.
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Yet, on the other hand, thesewatered-downproposals are still basically bad, in my opinion, and they become even more irrelevant in their present guise.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Instead, it wants awatered-downversion that would allow more pupils to pass.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But he also seems to be arguing that he would acceptwatered-downconcessions by the private companies.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They are a muchwatered-downversion of the onshore regulations, and they do nothing to deal with offshore problems.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Self-handling that has been proposed in this forum, even in itswatered-downversion, constitutes a serious infringement of this.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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