dilute

薄める、希釈する

水などの液体を加えて濃度を下げる。

やさしい英語で： To make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid.

• Dilute the juice before drinking it.
• She diluted the paint with water.
• How much should I dilute this cleaning liquid?

使い方： dilute something with something (Dilute the cleaner with warm water.)

類義語： thin, water down

反対語： concentrate

よく使う表現： dilute with water, dilute the juice, dilute a solution

薄まる

別の液体が混ざるなどして、濃度や強さが下がる。

やさしい英語で： To become thinner or weaker, often as another liquid mixes in.

• The mixture will dilute as water enters.
• This solution dilutes easily in warm water.
• The liquid diluted gradually during the wash.

類義語： thin, weaken

反対語： concentrate

よく使う表現： dilute easily, dilute gradually

希薄な、薄い

液体に溶けたり混ざったりしている物質の量が少ない。

やさしい英語で： Containing only a small amount of a substance mixed into a liquid.

• Use a dilute solution for cleaning.
• The laboratory tested several dilute samples.
• Even dilute acid can damage this surface.

類義語： weak, diluted

反対語： concentrated

よく使う表現： dilute solution, dilute acid, dilute mixture

淡色の

遺伝的な特徴により毛の色が通常より淡い。

やさしい英語で： Having fur or hair that is lighter in colour than usual because of inherited features.

• Our cat is a dilute calico.
• The kitten has a dilute coat.
• Breeders checked whether the parents carried genes for dilute colouring.

よく使う表現： dilute calico, dilute coat, dilute colouring