pass or cause to pass by gradations from one shade of colour to another (使)色彩逐渐转化 [no obj.]the black background gradated towards a dark purple. 黑色的背景渐渐变成了暗紫色。 ■[with obj.]arrange in steps or grades of size, amount, or quality (按照尺寸、数量或质量)顺次排列 [as adj. gradated]the Temple compound became a series of concentric circles of gradated purity. 坦普尔化合物变成了一串按纯度渐次排列的同心圆。