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单词 dilute
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dilute

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/
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  1. dilute something (in/with something) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it synonym water down
    • The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.
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    • absorb
    • condense
    • dilute
    • dissolve
    • evaporate
    • filter
    • immerse
    • liquid
    • rinse
    • saturated
    Extra Examples
    • The fragrances are highly diluted.
    • The perfumes are diluted in vegetable oils.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • highly
    • slightly
    preposition
    • in
    • with
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  2. dilute something to make something weaker or less effective synonym water down
    • Large classes dilute the quality of education that children receive.
    • The effect of this policy has now been considerably diluted.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • significantly
    • somewhat
    See full entry
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere.

dilute

adjective
/daɪˈluːt/
/daɪˈluːt/
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  1. (also diluted)
    (of a liquid) made weaker by adding water or another substance
    • Fertilize with a dilute liquid plant food.
  2. (chemistry) (of a solution) having only a small amount of a substance dissolved in it
    • a dilute solution of acetic acid
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin dilut- ‘washed away, dissolved’, from the verb diluere.
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