vt.稀釋；沖淡
adj.沖淡的；稀釋的
Dilute the bleach in a gallon of water. 用一加侖水稀釋漂白粉。
The nurse diluted the drug with saline water. 護(hù)士用生理鹽水把藥加以稀釋。
He thought Rear Admiral Henry's presence might dilute the tension of the dinner. 他認(rèn)為亨利少將的參加也許可以沖淡這頓晚餐的緊張氣氛。
用作形容詞 (adj.)Readers feel dilute after reading Wei Yingwu's poetry, in reality, the poet concealed his solitude under this kind dilute style. 韋應(yīng)物詩歌給人以沖淡的感覺，其實(shí)在這種沖淡的風(fēng)格下隱含著詩人性格的孤獨(dú)因素。
The doctor told him to bathe his eyes with a very dilute solution of boric acid. 醫(yī)生叮囑他用稀釋的硼酸溶液洗他的眼睛。
dilute的基本意思是指將水等液體加入另一種液體中,使其濃度減弱,即“稀釋,沖淡”,其賓語多為液體,引申可指將某一力量“削弱”。常與介詞with搭配。
dilute還可用作形容詞,意為“稀釋的,沖淡的”。例如:This is a dilute solution.這是一種稀釋溶液。
