Dilute



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 把 ( 液体) 弄稀、弄淡
• ［英］ v. 把 ( 液体) 弄稀、弄淡 ( to thin down or weaken by mixing with water or other liquid)
• ［记］ di+lute ( 冲洗) -> 冲洗掉 -> 稀释

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (diluted; diluting)

• Etymology: Latin dilutus, past participle of diluere to wash away, dilute, from di- + lavere to wash — more at lye
• Date: circa 1555
• 1. attenuate
• 2. to make thinner or more liquid by admixture <diluted wine>
• 3. to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of by admixture <dilute a color>
• 4. to decrease the per share value of (common stock) by increasing the total number of shares
• ? diluter or dilutor noun
• ? dilutive adjective

II. adjective

• Date: 1605
• weak, diluted
• ? diluteness noun

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