dissipate

英 [ˈdɪsɪpeɪt]

美 [ˈdɪsɪpeɪt]

v.  (使)消散，消失; 驱散; 挥霍，浪费，消磨(时间、金钱等)

过去分词：dissipated　过去式：dissipated　第三人称单数：dissipates　现在分词：dissipating　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11497 / COCA.9775

牛津词典

verb

• （使）消散，消失；驱散
  to gradually become or make sth become weaker until it disappears
  1. Eventually, his anger dissipated.
     他的愤怒终于平息了。
  2. Her laughter soon dissipated the tension in the air.
     她的笑声很快消除了紧张气氛。
• 挥霍，浪费，消磨（时间、金钱等）
  to waste sth, such as time or money, especially by not planning the best way of using it

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)消失;消除;驱散
  When somethingdissipatesor when youdissipateit, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely.
  1. The tension in the room had dissipated...
     房间里的紧张气氛消失了。
  2. He wound down the windows to dissipate the heat.
     他摇下窗子来散热。
• VERB 浪费(金钱、时间或精力);挥霍
  When someonedissipatesmoney, time, or effort, they waste it in a foolish way.
  1. He is dissipating his time and energy on too many different things...
     他在太多不同的事情上浪费时间和精力。
  2. Her father had dissipated her inheritance.
     她父亲已经挥霍掉了她继承的遗产。

英英释义

verb

• spend frivolously and unwisely
  1. Fritter away one's inheritance
  Synonym:fritterfrivol awayshootfritter awayfoolfool away
• move away from each other
  1. The crowds dispersed
  2. The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
  Synonym:dispersescatterspread out
• to cause to separate and go in different directions
  1. She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
  Synonym:dispersedispelbreak upscatter
• live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

双语例句

• He wound down the windows to dissipate the heat.
  他摇下窗子来散热。
• They are designed to absorb and dissipate the thermal loads associated with the most severe braking and tensioning applications.
  它们的设计是为了吸收和消散的热负荷相关的最激烈的制动和张应用。
• Don't dissipate your efforts.
  不要浪费你的精力。
• Third, it would not dissipate its biochemical effort on non-essential tasks.
  第三，他不会把它的生化反应浪费在不重要的任务上。
• Ventilated construction permits passage of cooling air, to rapidly dissipate heat from the friction shoes.
  通风的设计可通过冷却空气，迅速散热的摩擦煞车片。
• Ideally, the cars slide along this wall or crash barrier and dissipate energy and speed.
  理想上，赛车沿着这面墙或者是防撞护栏消散冲击力和速度。
• The tension in the room had dissipated
  房间里的紧张气氛消失了。
• Not expressing anger often allows it to dissipate.
  不表达愤怒通常可以让愤怒消散。
• And we must recognize that even truthful will things will dissipate one day.
  我们也必须认识到即使真实的东西也会有消失的那一天。
• The instability would invariably cause a turbulent flow that would transport angular momentum outward and dissipate gravitational binding energy.
  这个不稳定性一定可造成乱流，向外传送角动量，并消耗重力束缚能。