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dilute

verb
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present simple I / you / we / they dilute
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he / she / it dilutes
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past simple diluted
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past participle diluted
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-ing form diluting
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  1. dilute something (in/with something) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it稀释；冲淡 synonym water down
    • The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.这颜料可用水稀释以使色度淡一些。🔊🔊
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    • The fragrances are highly diluted.香水被稀释得很淡。
    • The perfumes are diluted in vegetable oils.香水稀释到植物油中。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • highly
    • slightly
    preposition
    • in
    • with
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  2. dilute something to make something weaker or less effective削弱；降低；使降低效果 synonym water down
    • Large classes dilute the quality of education that children receive.大班上课会降低孩子所受教育的质量。🔊🔊
    • The effect of this policy has now been considerably diluted.该政策的效果现在已被大大削弱了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • significantly
    • somewhat
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    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere.

dilute

adjective
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  1. (also diluted)
     (of a liquid液体) made weaker by adding water or another substance稀释了的；冲淡了的
    • Fertilize with a dilute liquid plant food.用稀液体植物食物施肥。
  2. (chemistry化学) (of a solution) having only a small amount of a substance dissolved in it
    • a dilute solution of acetic acid醋酸稀溶液
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere.