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- disperse [dɪ'sp3ːs]
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1.
vb
to scatter; distribute over a wide area
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2.
vb
to dissipate or cause to dissipate
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3.
vb
to leave or cause to leave a gathering, often in a random manner
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4.
vb
to separate or be separated by dispersion
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to diffuse or spread (news, information, etc)
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6.
vt.
to separate (particles) throughout a solid, liquid, or gas, as in the formation of a suspension or colloid
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7.
adj
of or consisting of the particles in a colloid or suspension
- disperse phase
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8.
adj
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin disp
e rsus scattered, from dispergere to scatter widely, fromdi- 2 + spargere to strew
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1.
vb
to scatter; distribute over a wide area
Examples
- disperse phase → disperse
- 分散兵力
- disperse one's troops; spread one's forces too thin → 兵力
- 冲散人群
- disperse a crowd → 冲散
- 分散传单
- disperse handbills → 分散
- 驱云防雹
- disperse clouds in order to prevent a hailstorm → 驱
- 驱散人群
- disperse a crowd → 驱散
- 我们要做好地震预报工作，以便及时疏散人口。
- We must do a good job of predicting earthquakes so that we can disperse the population in time. → 疏散
- 驱散
- disperse → 驱
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