| 单词 | dilution |
| 释义 | dilution (once / 10314 pages) n Dilution is when something is watered down or weakened. You might object to the dilution of your grandmother's watery iced tea. When the concentration of some substance is made weaker — often by the addition of water — it undergoes dilution. This noun shows up a lot in chemistry, but you can use it to talk about any watered down liquid. You can also describe the dilution, or weakening, of less tangible things, like the dilution of important information in an article after it's edited. The Latin root, diluere, means "dissolve or wash away." WORD FAMILYdilution: dilutions+/dilutant: dilutants/dilute: dilutant, diluted, dilutes, diluting, dilution/diluted: undiluted USAGE EXAMPLESDilution is key to a proper punch, not only to the flavor but to your guests’ sanity and decorum. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) They lead to the dilution of policy proposals and therefore to a lack of decisiveness. Nature(Dec 11, 2016) “Anything that has to become a consensus is an equation for dilution,” said Todd Oldham, a former creative director at Old Navy. Wall Street Journal(Nov 27, 2016) 1n a diluted solution Hyper solution a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution 2n weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner Ant|Hypo|Hyper concentration strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material cutting, thinning the act of diluting something weakening the act of reducing the strength of something |
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