waters down

When under attack themselves, they fall back on a more inclusive understanding of science that drastically waters down naturalism.

当别人攻击他们的时候，他们会变得对那些挑战自然主义的科学更加地理解和包容。

But the IMF has long had trouble getting powerful nations to listen to its advice and sometimes waters down criticism.

但长期以来，IMF很难让世界强国听从其建议，有时还会将自己做出的批评加以轻描淡写。

It ignores one's audience and waters down your message.

它忽视了听众，也把要传达的信息大大冲淡。

He waters down the wine.

他往酒里掺水。