di·lute
verb/daɪˈluːt/
/daɪˈluːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dilute | /daɪˈluːt/ /daɪˈluːt/ |
| he / she / it dilutes | /daɪˈluːts/ /daɪˈluːts/ |
| past simple diluted | /daɪˈluːtɪd/ /daɪˈluːtɪd/ |
| past participle diluted | /daɪˈluːtɪd/ /daɪˈluːtɪd/ |
| -ing form diluting | /daɪˈluːtɪŋ/ /daɪˈluːtɪŋ/ |
- dilute something (in/with something) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it
稀释；冲淡 - 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。
Wordfinder- absorb
- condense
- dilute
- dissolve
- evaporate
- filter
- immerse
- liquid
- rinse
- saturated
Extra Examples- 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
- in
- with
- The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.
- dilute something to make something weaker or less effective
削弱；降低；使降低效果 - 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
- Large classes dilute the quality of education that children receive.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere.