vt.稀释；冲淡
adj.冲淡的；稀释的
Dilute the bleach in a gallon of water. 用一加仑水稀释漂白粉。
The nurse diluted the drug with saline water. 护士用生理盐水把药加以稀释。
He thought Rear Admiral Henry's presence might dilute the tension of the dinner. 他认为亨利少将的参加也许可以冲淡这顿晚餐的紧张气氛。
用作形容词 (adj.)Readers feel dilute after reading Wei Yingwu's poetry, in reality, the poet concealed his solitude under this kind dilute style. 韦应物诗歌给人以冲淡的感觉，其实在这种冲淡的风格下隐含着诗人性格的孤独因素。
The doctor told him to bathe his eyes with a very dilute solution of boric acid. 医生叮嘱他用稀释的硼酸溶液洗他的眼睛。
dilute的基本意思是指将水等液体加入另一种液体中,使其浓度减弱,即“稀释,冲淡”,其宾语多为液体,引申可指将某一力量“削弱”。常与介词with搭配。
dilute还可用作形容词,意为“稀释的,冲淡的”。例如:This is a dilute solution.这是一种稀释溶液。
