disperse
英 [dɪˈspɜːs]
美 [dɪˈspɝːs]
- vt. 分散;使散开;传播
- vi. 分散
- adj. 分散的
1、dis- "apart, in every direction" + spers- + -e.
disperse 驱散dis-, 分开,散开。-sper, 散开,词源同spread, sparse.
- 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.
- 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。
- 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。
- 3. Police moved in to disperse the crowd.
- 警察开进来驱散人群。
- 4. Police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
- 警察动用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。
- 5. The fog began to disperse.
- 雾开始散了。