diluted

/daɪˈluːt/ (bre, ipa) · [daɪlˈutəd] /daɪˈluːt/ (ame, ipa) · [daɪlˈutəd] /dī-ˈlü-təd də-/ (ame, mw)

diluted — 動詞

  • 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

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

稀釋

加水等讓液體變淡

to add water or another substance so a drink or other liquid becomes less strong

例句

Bao diluted the orange juice with water for the younger children.

Bao 為了讓年紀較小的孩子喝，先用水稀釋了柳橙汁。

dilute + liquid + with + water

The cook diluted the soup after too much salt went in.

因為鹽放太多了，廚師把湯稀釋了一些。

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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

❌She diluted water into the juice.
✅She diluted the juice with water.
💡The object is the liquid that becomes weaker, not the substance you add.

2. to make an effect, feeling, or idea less powerful than it was before

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

削弱

讓力量或效果變弱

to make an effect, feeling, or idea less powerful than it was before

例句

The joke diluted the tension in the room after the argument.

那個笑話在爭吵後削弱了房裡緊張的氣氛。

dilute + tension / emotion

Too many ads diluted the message of the safety campaign.

太多廣告削弱了那場安全宣導的訊息。

dilute + message

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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

❌Extra details diluted the students.
✅Extra details diluted the main point for the students.
💡This sense takes the message or effect as the object, not the people.

diluted — 形容詞