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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++di·lute1 /daɪˈluːt $ dɪˈluːt, daɪ-/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  1  WATERto make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid 稀释〔液体〕，使〔液体〕变淡 → water down diluted fruit juice 稀释的果汁dilute something with/in something Dilute the paint with a little oil. 用少量油把颜料稀释一下。► see thesaurus at mix2  REDUCEto make a quality, belief etc weaker or less effective 降低〔品质〕；削弱〔信念〕 SYN water down an attempt to dilute the proposals 想使这些建议的影响打折扣的企图 —dilution /daɪˈluːʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] Any dilution of standards must be resisted. 任何降低标准的行为都必须加以抵制。→ See Verb table

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dilute• Sixty years down the line, grandad's bravery genes have been seriously diluted.• They felt that their original aims and demands were being diluted.• To make citron presse, dilute fresh lemon juice with water and add sugar.• For each study the aliquot was further diluted in 0.9% NaCl solution.• Pour a little of the antiseptic into a bowl and dilute it before bathing the cut.• Opening NATO to new members may dilute its strength.• For babies, dilute the fruit juice with at least the same amount of water.• Right wing groups are determined to dilute the influence of the trade unions.• But diluting the quality of the performer does nothing to protect the Olympic ideal.• The river can dilute the small amounts of pollutant discharged by the chemical producer.• Continue diluting the tomato sauce with red wine, according to taste.• Add some red wine to dilute the tomato sauce.• They can detect this flavour even when their home water is diluted to one part in several million.• Concentrated bleach can be diluted with water.di·lute2 adjective  WATERa dilute liquid has been made weaker by the addition of water or another liquid 稀释的，冲淡的 OPP concentrated dilute hydrochloric acid 稀盐酸

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dilute• Some success has been reported in algae control by adding a very dilute copper sulphate or copper citrate solution to the water.• Try giving the baby diluted fruit juice• Water is then fed into the hopper and the dilute liquid fed into the sprayer.• When albumin is placed in water, dilute salt solutions, or moderately concentrated salt solutions, it remains soluble.• He came on, walking in the same direction as Rachaela, the dilute snow sparkling in his hat like sequins.• In a dilute solution in water, it is familiar as a household antiseptic.• Both provide a measure of chain stiffness in dilute solution.• A source of some confusion is the patient with polyuria and a dilute urine due to primary polydipsia.From Longman Business Dictionarydilutedi‧lute /daɪˈluːt/ verb [transitive] FINANCE if a company dilutes its shares or the earnings on its shares, it increases the number of its shares that are available and so reduces the amount that each share will earnThey issued new shares which diluted the equity of the current shareholders.$900 million equity infusion could dilute earnings by 10% next year. —dilution noun [uncountable]The conversion of loan stock will give the new investors 58% of the ordinary share capital, representing a substantial dilution of equity.→ See Verb tableOrigin dilute1 (1500-1600) Latin dilutus, past participle of diluere “to wash away”

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di‧lute¹ /daɪˈluːt $ dɪˈluːt, daɪ-/ verb [transitive]1. to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid ⇨ water down:
    diluted fruit juice
    dilute something with/in something
    Dilute the paint with a little oil.
2. to make a quality, belief etc weaker or less effective
   SYN  water down:
    an attempt to dilute the proposals
—dilution /daɪˈluːʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
    Any dilution of standards must be resisted.
     

THESAURUS

■ to mix foods, liquids etc
   ▪ mix to put different substances or liquids together so that they can no longer be separated: Mix yellow and blue paint to make green. | This cake is really easy – you just mix everything together in the bowl. | Concrete is made by mixing gravel with sand, cement, and water.
   ▪ combine to mix things together so that they form a single substance. Combine is more formal than mix: Combine the flour and the eggs. | Steel is produced by combining iron with carbon.
   ▪ stir to move a spoon or stick around in a liquid, a pan etc, especially when you are mixing things together: Keep stirring until the sauce becomes thicker. | Stir the sugar into the warm milk. | Stir the paint before you use it.
   ▪ blend to mix together soft or liquid substances to form a single smooth substance: Blend the yogurt with fresh fruit for a great drink.
   ▪ beat to mix food together quickly and thoroughly using a fork or kitchen tool – used especially about eggs: Beat the eggs and add them to the milk and flour.
   ▪ whisk to mix foods that are soft or liquid very quickly so that air is mixed in, using a fork or special tool: Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
   ▪ dilute to mix a liquid with water in order to make it weaker: Dilute the bleach with two parts water to one part bleach.

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di‧lute² adjective
a dilute liquid has been made weaker by the addition of water or another liquid
   OPP  concentrated:
    dilute hydrochloric acid