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英语单词 dissipate
英美音标 英 ['dɪsɪpeɪt] 美 ['dɪsɪpeɪt]
中文释义 v.驱散;消散;散去;浪费;挥霍;放荡
英语例句 (1) The sun dissipated the mist.
(2) Her son's letter dissipated all her fears and anxiety.
(3) He soon dissipated his fortune.
(4) Francis dissipated his large fortune inherited from his grandfather in a few years.
中文例句 (1) 太阳驱散了雾。
(2) 她儿子的来信消除了她一切恐惧和焦虑。
(3) 他很快就把财产浪费光了。
(4) 弗朗西斯在几年里就把他从祖父那里继承下来的一大笔财产挥霍光了。
vocabulary简明 Dissipate means "disperse" or "fade away" — as a bad smell will dissipate (usually) if you wait long enough.
vocabulary扩展 Dissipate can also mean “spend or use wastefully.” If you win the lottery, you might suddenly find yourself with a group of new friends encouraging you to dissipate your money (on them). Note that dissipate can be used with or without an object: "Once you dissipate your wealth, your new group of friends will dissipate without a trace."
柯林斯解释
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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

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[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

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