with obj.(常作be diluted)
1- make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it（加水或其他溶剂以）冲淡, 稀释：
bleach can be diluted with cold water.
漂白剂可用冷水稀释。
1.1
- make (something) weaker in force, content, or value by modifying it or adding other elements to it（用掺杂的方法）削弱（力量）; 减少（内容）; 降低（价值）：
the reforms have been diluted.
改革的力度已经削弱了。
1.2
- reduce the value of (a shareholding) by issuing more shares in a company without increasing the values of its assets稀释股权
/亦读ˈdaɪ-/1
- (of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it（液体）冲淡的, 稀释的。
1.1
- Chemistry (of a solution) having a relatively low concentration of solute【化】稀释的, 淡的：
a dilute solution of potassium permanganate.
浓度较低的高锰酸钾溶液。
1.2
- (of colour or light) weak or low in concentration（颜色, 光线）浅的, 弱的：
a short measure of dilute sun.
短暂的惨淡阳光。
派生词
diluter
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin dilut- 'washed away, dissolved', from the verb diluere.