dissipate
【逐渐消散、消失、浪费或挥霍】
单词:dissipate
🔹 发音:
- 美式发音:[ˈdɪsɪpeɪt] (/ˈdɪs.ɪ.peɪt/)
- 英式发音:[ˈdɪsɪpeɪt] (/ˈdɪs.ɪ.peɪt/)
1. 词性 & 释义
dissipate 是一个 动词(verb),意味着逐渐消散、消失、浪费或挥霍。它通常描述物质、能量、情绪或资源等的逐步消失或浪费。
(1) 消散、消失
dissipate 表示某种物质或能量逐渐散开,最终消失。例如,气体、热量、雾霾等逐渐消散。
- 例如:The fog will dissipate as the sun rises.
(雾霾会随着太阳升起而消散。) - 例如:The smoke from the fire gradually dissipated into the air.
(火灾产生的烟雾逐渐消散到空气中。)
(2) 浪费,挥霍
dissipate 还可以表示浪费或挥霍资源、时间、金钱等。
- 例如:He dissipated all his money on unnecessary luxuries.
(他把所有的钱都浪费在了不必要的奢侈品上。) - 例如:She dissipated her energy on trivial matters.
(她把精力浪费在琐事上。)
(3) 消除、减弱(情感或感觉)
dissipate 也可以指情感、紧张气氛或某种感觉逐渐减弱或消失。
- 例如:Her anger began to dissipate after they talked.
(她的愤怒在他们谈话后逐渐消散。) - 例如:The tension in the room slowly dissipated as the meeting progressed.
(随着会议的进行,房间里的紧张气氛逐渐减弱。)
2. 相关词汇
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
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scatter | 分散,散布 | The wind will scatter the leaves.(风会把叶子吹散。) |
vanish | 消失,消散 | The mist vanished as the temperature rose.(雾气随着气温的升高消失了。) |
waste | 浪费,消耗 | She doesn't like to waste food.(她不喜欢浪费食物。) |
expend | 花费,耗费 | They expended a lot of energy on the project.(他们在这个项目上耗费了很多精力。) |
3. 近义词
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
dissolve | 溶解,消散 | The sugar will dissolve in the water.(糖会在水中溶解。) |
evaporate | 蒸发,消失 | The water evaporated into the air.(水分蒸发到了空气中。) |
fritter | 浪费,挥霍 | Don't fritter away your time.(不要浪费你的时间。) |
deplete | 耗尽,消耗 | The resources were depleted after the long journey.(资源在长途旅行后被消耗殆尽。) |
4. 总结
- dissipate 描述了某物逐渐消失或消散,如气体、烟雾、能量等,也表示浪费、挥霍某些资源或精力。
- 常见的搭配包括:dissipate energy(消耗精力)、dissipate tension(缓解紧张)。