diluting
diluting — 形容詞
- dilutingpositive
- more dilutingcomparative
- most dilutingsuperlative
1. describes a liquid or substance whose concentration or purity has been lowered b
稀釋的
濃度降低的；被沖淡的
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.
實驗室助理將那瓶稀釋過的酸液放到安全架上。
attributive: diluted + noun
Siti drank the diluted orange juice and found it much less sweet than before.
Siti 喝了稀釋後的柳橙汁，發現味道比以前淡得多。
Diluted bleach still kills germs but is safer for use on coloured fabrics.
稀釋過的漂白水仍然能殺菌，而且用在有色布料上更安全。
The gardener sprayed diluted fertiliser onto the soil around each tomato plant.
園丁將稀釋過的肥料噴灑在每株番茄植株周圍的土壤上。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
稀釋；沖淡
加入液體使濃度降低
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.
Lin 總是在醬油裡加一點醋來稀釋，當作水餃沾醬。
dilute + noun + with + noun (ingredient)
You should dilute this cleaning fluid before spraying it onto the kitchen counter.
你應該先把這種清潔液稀釋，再噴到廚房流理臺上。
The nurse diluted the powdered antibiotic in a small amount of sterile saline.
護理師將抗生素粉末溶在少量無菌生理食鹽水中稀釋。
Theo diluted the frozen orange concentrate by adding three cups of cold water.
Theo 加入三杯冷水來稀釋冷凍濃縮柳橙汁。
- 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
削弱；減弱
削弱抽象事物的力量或影響
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.
新增太多例外條款可能會削弱這部法律的原始宗旨。
dilute + abstract noun (purpose)
Elena worried that the endless revisions had diluted the emotional power of her poem.
Elena 擔心不斷的修改削弱了她詩作中的情感力量。
The company's obsession with short-term profit slowly diluted its promise of fair wages.
公司對短期利潤的執著逐漸削弱了其對公平薪資的承諾。
Priya felt that the noisy background music diluted the quiet beauty of the ceremony.
Priya 覺得嘈雜的背景音樂削弱了儀式那份寧靜的美感。
- 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'.