词汇 | dissipate |
释义 | dissipate 1 ENTRIES FOUND: dissipate (verb) dissipate /ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt/ verb dissipates; dissipated; dissipating dissipate /ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt/ verb dissipates; dissipated; dissipating Learner's definition of DISSIPATE formal 1 a [+ object] : to cause (something) to spread out and disappear驱散;使消散 The morning sun dissipated the fog.朝阳使雾消散了。 b [no object] : to separate into parts and disappear or go away消散;消失 The fog should dissipate soon.雾很快就会消散。 By noon the crowd had dissipated. [=(more commonly) dispersed]到中午的时候人群已经散去了。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 Her anger began to dissipate after a while.过了一会儿她的怒气便开始消散。 2 [+ object] : to use all or a lot of (something, such as money or time) in a foolish way挥霍;浪费掉 He had dissipated [=squandered] his family's fortune in only a few years.仅几年的工夫他就挥霍掉了所有家财。 |
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