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Dissipate ˈdɪsɪpeɪt Dissipation Money Waste Verb Gradually Sth

The word "dissipate" means to make something gradually disappear or become weaker, or to waste something like money or time in a foolish way.

dissipate: (使)消失;消除;驱散;浪费;挥霍

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/dɪ̱sɪpeɪt/
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)消失;消除;驱散 When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely.
  [V]
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • The tension in the room had dissipated...

    房间里的紧张气氛消失了。

  • He wound down the windows to dissipate the heat.

    他摇下窗子来散热。

dissipation
  • ...heat dissipation.

    散热

2
[VERB 动词]浪费(金钱、时间或精力);挥霍 When someone dissipates money, time, or effort, they waste it in a foolish way.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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。

  • Her father had dissipated her inheritance.

    她父亲已经挥霍掉了她继承的遗产。

dissipation
  • ...the dissipation of my wealth.

    对我财富的挥霍


Oxford dis·si·pate / ˈdɪsɪpeɪt ; NAmE ˈdɪsɪpeɪt / verb ( formal) 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to gradually become or make sth become weaker until it disappears (使)消散,消失;驱散 Eventually, his anger dissipated. 他的愤怒终于平息了。 dissipatesth Her laughter soon dissipated the tension in the air. 她的笑声很快消除了紧张气氛。 2 [transitive ] dissipatesth to waste sth, such as time or money, especially by not planning the best way of using it 挥霍,浪费,消磨(时间、金钱等) SYN
squander
dissipate dissipates dissipated dissipating
dis·si·pate / ˈdɪsɪpeɪt ; NAmE ˈdɪsɪpeɪt /
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dissipatedis‧si‧pate /ˈdɪsəpeɪt/ verb formal
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1[intransitive, transitive] to gradually become less or weaker before disappearing completely, or to make something do this:  As he thought it over, his anger gradually dissipated. Little by little, the smoke was dissipated by the breeze.2[transitive] to waste something valuable such as time, money, or energy:  His savings were soon dissipated.
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dissipate

[ˈdɪsɪpeɪt]dissipated, dissipating, dissipates

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dissipated[367]
消散(50%),驱散(26%),浪费(11%),放荡(7%),挥霍(5%),散去(1%)
vi.驱散;放荡
vt.浪费;使…消散

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