1.冲淡,打折扣
1.to make something such as a statement or newspaper article less offensive, powerful, or detailed
2.to add water to a drink or liquid in order to make it less strong
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。”
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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！
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。
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。