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dilute

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v.冲淡,变淡,变弱,稀释 adj.淡的,弱的,稀释的

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dilute为六级词汇

词形变化:

形容词:dilutive 名词:diluter 动词过去式:diluted 过去分词:diluted 现在分词:diluting 第三人称单数:dilutes

词根

lav,lau=to wash(洗)

近义词, 同义词

be watery  water  wet  moisten  dilute  dip  immerse  submerge  plunge  souse  drown  soak  wash  sprinkle  splash  spray  mist    

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cut  reduce  thin  weaken    

dilute


/daɪ'lju:t; [US] -'lu:t; daɪ`lut/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth)
1 make (a liquid or colour) thinner or weaker (by adding water or another liquid) 使(液体)变稀; 使(颜色)变淡; 稀释; 冲淡; 搀水
*dilute wine with water 搀水把酒冲淡.
2 (fig 比喻) make (sth) weaker in force, effect, etc 削弱(某事物)的力量、效果等; 使减色; 降低
*diluting standards in our schools 降低我们各校的水平.

adj (of acids, etc) weakened by diluting (指酸液等)稀释的, 冲淡了的, 搀水的
*dilute sulphuric acid 稀硫酸.