disperse
verb[IorT]
uk/dɪˈspɜːs/us/dɪˈspɝːs/tospreadacrossormoveaway over alargearea, or to make something do this:
(使)扩散,(使)散开,(使)分散When theraincame down thecrowdsstartedto disperse.雨下来时人群开始四处散开。
Policedispersed thecrowdthat hadgathered.警察驱散了聚在一起的人群。
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disseminateformal
- Outside thechurch, thecongregationshookhandswith thevicarandbeganto disperse.
- Debris from theaircraftwas dispersed over alargearea.
- Can you beresponsiblefor dispersing thesenoticeseverywherearoundtown,please?
- Theshowerswill bequitewidelydispersedacrossthewholeregion.
- Once theseedsarereleasedinto theair, thewindquicklydisperses them.
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