dissipate

dissipate
[ˈdɪsɪpeɪt]
verb
  1. [no obj.](of a feeling or similar thing) disappear or be dispelled
    (感情等)消失;被驱散
    the concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated.
    她对他的担心彻底消失了。
    ■[with obj.]cause (a feeling or similar thing) to disappear or disperse
    使(感情等)消失(或消散)
    he wanted to dissipate his anger.
    他希望消消火。
    ■(of something such as a cloud or queue) disperse or scatter
    使(云或队伍等)消散,散去
  2. [with obj.]the squander or fritter away (money, energy, or resources)
    浪费;挥霍;消耗(金钱,能源,资源)
    ■(一般作 be dissipated)(Physics)cause (energy) to be lost, typically by converting it to heat
    (物理)使耗散,使散逸
派生
dissipative
adjective
dissipator
noun
  1. (亦作 dissipater)
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin dissipat- 'scattered', from the verb dissipare, from dis- 'apart, widely' + supare 'to throw'
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