diluting
diluting — adjective
- dilutingpositive
- more dilutingcomparative
- most dilutingsuperlative
1. describes a liquid or substance whose concentration or purity has been lowered b
describes a liquid or substance whose concentration or purity has been lowered because water or another fluid was added to it.
The lab assistant placed the bottle of diluted acid on the safety shelf.
attributive: diluted + noun
Siti drank the diluted orange juice and found it much less sweet than before.
Diluted bleach still kills germs but is safer for use on coloured fabrics.
The gardener sprayed diluted fertiliser onto the soil around each tomato plant.
- watered-down
informal; suggests weaker flavour or quality, usually of drinks or ideas
- weak
broader meaning; can describe any substance low in concentration without specifying the cause
- thin
focuses on low viscosity or reduced density; used for liquids and mixtures
- concentrated
high strength or purity, the opposite of diluted
- pure
not mixed with any other substance
文法句型
diluted + noun
be/become/get + diluted
用法筆記
Common in household, medical, and laboratory settings. Often appears before nouns such as 'solution', 'acid', 'bleach', and 'juice'.
常見錯誤
diluting — verb
- dilutingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dilutings3rd person singular
- dilutinging-ing form
- dilutingedpast simple
1. to add water or another fluid to a liquid so that it becomes less strong, concen
to add water or another fluid to a liquid so that it becomes less strong, concentrated, or thick.
Lin always dilutes the soy sauce with a little vinegar for her dumpling dip.
dilute + noun + with + noun (ingredient)
You should dilute this cleaning fluid before spraying it onto the kitchen counter.
The nurse diluted the powdered antibiotic in a small amount of sterile saline.
Theo diluted the frozen orange concentrate by adding three cups of cold water.
- thin
less formal; focuses on reducing thickness rather than concentration
- water down
informal phrasal verb; specific to adding water
- cut
can mean to mix a stronger substance with a weaker one, sometimes illegally
- concentrate
to make a liquid stronger by removing liquid or increasing solute
文法句型
dilute + noun + with + noun
be diluted in + noun
dilute + noun
用法筆記
The original liquid is the direct object; the added substance follows 'with' or 'in'. Passive constructions ('is diluted', 'was diluted') are very frequent in instructions and recipes.
常見錯誤
2. to weaken the impact, power, or clarity of something abstract — such as a belief
to weaken the impact, power, or clarity of something abstract — such as a belief, message, tradition, or emotion — by changing or adding to it.
Adding too many exceptions could dilute the law's original purpose.
dilute + abstract noun (purpose)
Elena worried that the endless revisions had diluted the emotional power of her poem.
The company's obsession with short-term profit slowly diluted its promise of fair wages.
Priya felt that the noisy background music diluted the quiet beauty of the ceremony.
- strengthen
to make something more powerful or effective
- reinforce
to make an idea, belief, or feeling stronger
文法句型
dilute + abstract noun
be diluted by + noun
用法筆記
The object is always abstract: 'message', 'meaning', 'values', 'impact', 'power', 'effect', 'tradition'. Unlike the literal sense, there is no 'with'-phrase for what causes the weakening — the cause is usually expressed in a separate clause or prepositional phrase with 'by'.