金融财经英语表达：water down

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　　It seemed clear by late autumn that the ban would be significantly watered down or removed altogether before the trade bill became law.
9 c7 d9 ?: u, a/ q9 t　　到晚秋时，这项禁令看起来会被大大削弱或在贸易法案成为法律之前完全撤销.
　　The Hong Kong stock exchange yesterday watered down strict new limits on share trading by company directors after weeks of lobbying by the territory's tycoons.
　　在香港企业大亨进行了数周的游说后，港交所(HKSE)昨日淡化了严格限制公司董事进行股票交易的新规。