dilute

• adj. 稀释的；淡的
• vt. 稀释；冲淡；削弱
• vi. 变稀薄；变淡

di-, 分开，散开，来自dis-变体。-lut, 流，注入，词源同lava, deluge. 即流散，稀释。

dilute

dilute: see lavatory

dilute (v.)

1550s, from Latin dilutus, past participle of diluere "dissolve, wash away, dilute," from dis- "apart" + -luere, comb. form of lavere "to wash" (see lave). Related: Diluted; diluting. As an adjective from c. 1600.

1. The poisons seeping from Hanford's contaminated land quickly dilute in the water.

从汉福德受污染的土地里渗出的有毒物质很快就在水中稀释了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Dilute the paint with water until it is the consistency of milk.

用水把涂料稀释到牛奶般的稠度。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The water will dilute the wine.

水能使酒变淡.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. This is a dilute solution.

这是一种稀释溶液.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Zinc displaces the hydrogen of dilute acids.

锌置换了稀酸中的氢.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》