diffuse

diffuse
verb

spread or cause to spread over a wide area or between a large number of people
散播；传播
[no obj.]technologies diffuse rapidly.
技术推广得很快。
[with obj.]the problem is how to diffuse power without creating anarchy.
问题是如何分散权利而又不引起无政府状态。
■become or cause (a fluid, gas, individual atom, etc.) to become intermingled with a substance by movement, typically in a specified direction or at specified speed
（多指顺一定方向或以一定速度）（将）（液体、气体、单个原子等）渗入，弥漫
[no obj.]oxygen molecules diffuse across the membrane.
氧分子渗过隔膜。
[with obj.]gas is diffused into the bladder.
气体渗入囊袋。
■[with obj.]cause (light) to glow faintly by dispersing it in many directions
使（光）漫射

adjective

spread out over a large area; not concentrated
散开的；分散的
the diffuse community which centred on the church.
以教堂为中心散布的社区。
the light is more diffuse.
光线更加分散。
■(of disease) not localized in the body
（疾病）扩散的
diffuse hyperplasia.
扩散增生。
■lacking clarity or conciseness
含糊的；冗赘的
the second argument is more diffuse.
第二个论点更加含糊不清。

派生
diffusely
[dɪˈfjuːsli]
adverb
diffuseness
[dɪˈfjuːsnɪs]
noun
语源

late Middle English: from Latin diffus- 'poured out', from the verb diffundere, from dis- 'away' + fundere 'pour'; the adjective via French diffus or Latin diffusus 'extensive', from diffundere

用法

The verbs diffuse and defuse sound similar but have different meanings. Diffuse means, broadly, ‘disperse’, while defuse means ‘reduce the danger or tension in’. Thus sentences such as Cooper successfully diffused the situationtaken from the British National Corpus) are wrong, while Cooper successfully defused the situation would be correct

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