单词 | dilute |
释义 | verb | adjective dilutedilute1 /dɪˈlut, daɪ-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid: Add some red wine to dilute the tomato sauce.dilute something with something Dilute the paint with a little oil.2to make a quality, belief, etc. weaker or less effective, especially by adding something: Opening NATO to new members may dilute its strength. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin dilutus, past participle of diluere to wash away]—diluted adjective: diluted fruit juice—dilution /dɪˈluʃən/ noun [uncountable] verb | adjective dilutedilute2 adjective [only before noun] a dilute liquid has been made weaker by the addition of water or another substance: dilute hydrochloric acid |
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