[with obj.](常作 be diluted)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。 ■make (something) weaker in force, content, or value by modifying it or adding other elements to it (用搀杂的方法)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。 ■reduce the value of (a shareholding) by issuing more shares in a company without increasing the values of its assets 稀释股权
adjective
(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 ■(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。 ■(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 diluter noun 语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin dilut- 'washed away, dissolved', from the verb diluere