diluted
(v.)沖淡,稀釋(vbl.)沖淡,稀釋
Di·lute v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diluting.]
1. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.
Mix their watery store.
With the chyle's current, and dilute it more. --Blackmore.
2. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken.
Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light. --Sir I. Newton.
Di·lut·ed a. Reduced in strength; thin; weak. -- Di*lut*ed*ly, adv.
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diluted
adj 1: reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity;
"diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic
acid" [syn: dilute] [ant: undiluted]
2: made less strong or severe; "a pale gleam of diluted
sunlight" [syn: toned down(p)]