diluted

柯林斯詞典

dilute /da??lu?t/ (diluting,diluted,dilutes)

• 1. V-T/V-I If a liquid is diluted or dilutes, it is added to or mixes with water or another liquid, and becomes weaker. 稀釋; 變淡

  If you give your baby juice, dilute it well with cooled, boiled water. 喂嬰兒果汁要用涼開水充分稀釋。

  The liquid is then diluted. 然後液躰就變稀了。

• 2. V-T If someone or something dilutes a belief, quality, or value, they make it weaker and less effective. 削弱

  There was a clear intention to dilute black voting power. 削弱黑人選擧權(quán)的意圖是顯而易見的。

• 3. ADJ A dilute liquid is very thin and weak, usually because it has had water added to it. 稀釋的

  ...a dilute solution of bleach. …稀釋了的漂白液。

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