disperse

英 [dɪ'spɜːs] 美[dɪ'spɝs]
  • vt. 分散;使散开;传播
  • vi. 分散
  • adj. 分散的

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词态变化


第三人称单数: disperses;过去式: dispersed;过去分词: dispersed;现在分词: dispersing;

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1、dis- "apart, in every direction" + spers- + -e.

中文词源


disperse 驱散

dis-, 分开,散开。-sper, 散开,词源同spread, sparse.

英文词源


disperse (v.)
late 14c., from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergere "to scatter," from dis- "apart, in every direction" (see dis-) + spargere "to scatter" (see sparse). The Latin word is glossed in Old English by tostregdan. Related: Dispersed; dispersing.

双语例句


1. Police fired shots and used teargas to disperse the demonstrators.
警方鸣枪并使用催泪弹来驱散示威者。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Seven people were wounded when soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds.
士兵发射橡皮子弹驱散人群时有7个人受了伤。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Police moved in to disperse the crowd.
警察开进来驱散人群。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
警察动用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The fog began to disperse.
雾开始散了。

来自《权威词典》