dispersal
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈspɜː.səl/us/dɪˈspɝː.səl/theactionofspreadingacrossormovingaway over alargearea, or of makingpeopleor things do this:
扩散,散开,分散We haveseentheviolentdispersalofcrowdsofprotesters.我们看到抗议的人群被暴力驱散。
Theseedsareadaptedto dispersal byants.这些种子适应于通过蚂蚁传播。
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- They have towaitforatmosphericconditionstoallowfor dispersal of thesmoke.
- There is aconspiracytheoryabout thesecretdispersal ofchemicalsinjetplanevapourtrails.
- Thesalewillmarkthe dispersal of one of thefinestcollectionsofantiquefurnishingeverassembled.
- Inadditiontowinddispersal, theseedscan also bedispersedbywater.
- Rather thanlettingstudentsbecomeconcentratedinghettos, thereneedsto be apolicyof dispersalacrossthecity.
Spreading and scattering
- all over the placeidiom
- bedaub
- bell
- bestrew
- billow
- diffuse
- dispersion
- encroach on/uponsomething
- fan out
- go around
- go round
- go/do the roundsidiom
- radial
- smudging
- smudgy
- spatter
- spattered
- splay
- sprinkle
- sweep