dumb down
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vt. sep.
to dumb sth down or to dumb down sth
1. [+ programme, magazine] 降低…的难度；使浅显易懂
- the rather specific commitments not to dumb down the BBC's news 不对英国广播公司新闻进行简化的相当具体的承诺
- No one favored dumbing down the magazine. 没人喜欢把这本杂志通俗化。
2. [+ culture, education, course] 降低…的要求
- The expansion in student numbers is threatening to dumb down higher education. 扩招有可能使高等教育质量降低。
vi.
降低难度；变得浅显易懂
- You don't need to dumb down to attract an audience. 不必为了吸引观众而实行通俗化。
- The BBC must not seek to dumb down and compete with the bottom end of the market. 英国广播公司绝不可放低身段去和市场底层的对手竞争。
dumb down
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dumb down
v. phr.
To leave out details; to put it in laymen's terms省略…的细节，摘要概述；用一般人能听懂的话表述。
- "I was exploring the biological basis of metabolic respiration and found that lipids provide the most energy potential, followed by proteins and carbohydrates, especially polysaccharides." "Dumb it down for me; I'm not a biology major." "OK, I said that eating fats gives you the most energy after proteins, followed by. carbohydrates." “我在探索代谢呼吸的生物学基础，发现脂类提供最多的能量潜力，其次是蛋白质和糖类，尤其是多聚糖。”“请为我用一般人能听懂的话再说一遍吧；我可不是主修生物学的学生。”“好的，我刚才说的是，脂肪为你提供最多的能量，其次是蛋白质，再其次是糖类。”
v. phr.
To leave out details; to put it in laymen's terms省略…的细节，摘要概述；用一般人能听懂的话表述。
- "I was exploring the biological basis of metabolic respiration and found that lipids provide the most energy potential, followed by proteins and carbohydrates, especially polysaccharides." "Dumb it down for me; I'm not a biology major." "OK, I said that eating fats gives you the most energy after proteins, followed by. carbohydrates." “我在探索代谢呼吸的生物学基础，发现脂类提供最多的能量潜力，其次是蛋白质和糖类，尤其是多聚糖。”“请为我用一般人能听懂的话再说一遍吧；我可不是主修生物学的学生。”“好的，我刚才说的是，脂肪为你提供最多的能量，其次是蛋白质，再其次是糖类。”
- 英语>简体中文, 美国习语词典
dumb down
(dumbing, dumbed, dumber, dumbs,dumbest)
动词词组 If you dumb down something, you make it easier for people to understand, especially when this spoils it. 通俗化
- This sounded like a case for dumbing down the magazine, which no one favoured. 这听起来像是一桩使杂志通俗化的事，没人赞成。
(dumbing, dumbed, dumber, dumbs,dumbest)
动词词组 If you dumb down something, you make it easier for people to understand, especially when this spoils it. 通俗化
- This sounded like a case for dumbing down the magazine, which no one favoured. 这听起来像是一桩使杂志通俗化的事，没人赞成。
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