英语词汇“dilution”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dilutedilute1 /dɪˈlut, daɪ-/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYdilute¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin dilutus, past participle of diluere to wash away

VERB TABLE

dilute

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	dilute
	he, she, it	dilutes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	diluted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have diluted
	he, she, it	has diluted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had diluted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will dilute
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have diluted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am diluting
	he, she, it	is diluting
	you, we, they	are diluting
Past	I, he, she, it	was diluting
	you, we, they	were diluting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been diluting
	he, she, it	has been diluting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been diluting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be diluting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been diluting

1to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid: Add some red wine to dilute the tomato sauce.dilute something with something Dilute the paint with a little oil.2to make a quality, belief, etc. weaker or less effective, especially by adding something: Opening NATO to new members may dilute its strength. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin dilutus, past participle of diluere to wash away]—diluted adjective: diluted fruit juice—dilution /dɪˈluʃən/ noun [uncountable]