to make sth less valuable or effective 削弱；降低◆Our strong sales in the US were diluted by the weakness of the dollar. 我们在美国强劲的销售势头被美元的疲软所削弱。◆The car manufacturer will not dilute its brand image with cheaper models. 这汽车制造商绝不会用廉价型号来贬低自己的品牌形象。
() to make shares less valuable by creating (issuing) more of them without increasing assets, which reduces the amount of profits that each shareholder can claim; to reduce the percentage of a company's shares that sb owns by doing this 股权收益减损，降低，稀释，冲淡（通过增发股票降低股票价值或某人所持有的公司股份）◆The share issue is likely to dilute the value of existing shares. 股票发行可能会降低现有股份的价值。◆After the merger our stake in the enlarged company will be diluted to 35%. 合并以後，我们在扩大了的公司中的股份将会稀释至 35%。
▸dilutive /daɪˈluːtɪv; BrE also-ˈljuːtɪv/
adjective
◆the dilutive effect of the new share issue 新发行股票的稀释效应◆The merger would be dilutive to earnings per share. 这项合并将会减损每股赢利。▸dilution /daɪˈluːʃn; BrE also ; NAmE-ˈljuːʃn/
noun
[; ]◆There has been a dilution of demand for these vehicles in Japan. 这些汽车在日本的需求有所下降。◆brand/trademark dilution 品牌／商标稀释◆a substantial dilution of share value 股票价值的大幅下降