diluted
/daɪˈluːt/ (bre, ipa) · [daɪlˈutəd] /daɪˈluːt/ (ame, ipa) · [daɪlˈutəd] /dī-ˈlü-təd də-/ (ame, mw)
diluted — verb
- dilutedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- diluteds3rd person singular
- diluteding-ing form
- dilutededpast simple
1. to add water or another substance so a drink or other liquid becomes less strong
to add water or another substance so a drink or other liquid becomes less strong
Bao diluted the orange juice with water for the younger children.
dilute + liquid + with + water
The cook diluted the soup after too much salt went in.
Christopher diluted the paint so it would spread smoothly on wood.
Gita diluted the cough medicine before giving it to her son.
- water down
is more informal and often suggests the result is worse in quality
- thin
focuses more on making a liquid less thick
- weaken
is broader and does not specifically suggest adding liquid
- concentrate
make a liquid stronger or more concentrated
- strengthen
is a general opposite for making something stronger
- thicken
focuses on making a liquid less thin
文法句型
dilute + liquid
dilute + liquid + with + water
用法筆記
The object is usually a drink, paint, medicine, or another liquid. This sense often adds with before the thing used to make it weaker.
常見錯誤
2. to make an effect, feeling, or idea less powerful than it was before
to make an effect, feeling, or idea less powerful than it was before
The joke diluted the tension in the room after the argument.
dilute + tension / emotion
Too many ads diluted the message of the safety campaign.
dilute + message
Repeating the apology diluted its impact on the angry parents.
Months of delay diluted public anger over the price increase.
- weaken
is the closest general synonym for reducing strength or force
- soften
often suggests making a feeling or reaction less harsh
- water down
is informal and often implies losing force through compromise
- intensify
make an effect or emotion stronger
- strengthen
increase force or impact
- sharpen
make a message or contrast clearer and stronger
文法句型
dilute + effect
dilute + message / emotion
用法筆記
The object is usually something abstract, such as a message, an emotion, or an effect. It often suggests that extra words, time, or distraction reduce how strongly something is felt.
常見錯誤
diluted — adjective
- dilutedpositive
- more dilutedcomparative
- most dilutedsuperlative
1. mixed with water or another substance so its taste, colour, or effect is weaker
mixed with water or another substance so its taste, colour, or effect is weaker
The clinic used a diluted cleaning solution on the baby's toys.
diluted + solution
Walid preferred diluted coffee because strong drinks upset his stomach.
The artist brushed diluted ink across the paper for a pale grey wash.
Diego sipped diluted apple juice while recovering from a fever.
- concentrated
made strong by keeping more of the substance in a small amount
- strong
gives the everyday opposite for taste or effect
- undiluted
not mixed with anything that weakens it
文法句型
diluted + drink
diluted + solution
用法筆記
This form is usually used before nouns such as coffee, juice, ink, or solution. It often describes something made milder, safer, or easier to take.