搀水的酒

He adulterated the good wine with water and sold the mixture at the same high price.

他往酒里搀水，还以相同的高价出售。

He was a silent man. All day he walked around the cove, or up on the cliffs; all evening he sat in a cornet of the room, and drank rum and water.

他是个沉默的人，整天在海湾上走来走去，或是站在悬崖上；晚上则坐在屋子的一个角落，喝着搀水的朗姆酒。

He drank his gin-and-water in silence, and read the paper with great show of pomp and circumstance.

他一声不响地喝着搀水的杜松子酒，派头十足地看着报。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。