watersthdown
—phrasal verbwithwaterverbuk/ˈwɔː.tər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
(DRINK)
toaddwaterto adrink, usually analcoholicdrink, inorderto make it lessstrong
在（酒精饮料）中掺水，稀释
(IDEA)
todeliberatelymake anideaoropinionlessextreme, usually so that otherpeoplewillacceptit
使（观点等）弱化；使缓和
Thepartyhaswatereddownitsidealsinordertoappealto thecentreground.为了吸引中间力量，该党已经淡化了其理想。