Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #5981
disperse
分散；散开
scatter or spread loosely
- 1.
To scatter in different directions.
向不同方向散开。
- 2.
distribute loosely
松散地分布
- 3.
To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
解散并消失；消散。
- 4.
to cause to separate and go in different directions
使向不同方向分开
- 5.
To disseminate.
传播；散布。
- 6.
cause to separate
使分开
- 7.
To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
按波长分离光线等；折射。
- 8.
To distribute throughout.
分布在整个；遍布。
向不同方向散开。；松散地分布；解散并消失；消散。；使向不同方向分开；传播；散布。
In use
After the fireworks, the crowd dispersed slowly.
The wind dispersed the clouds, and the sun came out.
The teacher disperses the students into groups for each activity.
disperse particles
disperse + noun
及物动词，后接被分散的对象。
The police dispersed the crowd.
警察驱散了人群。
disperse + adverb/prepositional phrase
不及物用法，描述主语自行散开。
The clouds dispersed quickly.
云很快散开了。
disperse + noun + over/across + noun
及物动词，可接地点状语表示散布范围。
Connections
Collocations
- disperse a crowd
- 驱散人群
- The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散人群。
- disperse the protesters
- 驱散抗议者
- Authorities dispersed the protesters with water cannons.当局用水炮驱散抗议者。
- disperse quickly
- 迅速散开
- The students dispersed quickly after the fire alarm rang.火警响起后，学生们迅速散开。
- disperse evenly
- 均匀分布
- Stir the mixture to ensure the seeds disperse evenly.搅拌混合物以确保种子均匀分布。
- disperse throughout
- 遍布于
- The scent of flowers dispersed throughout the room.花香遍布整个房间。
- disperse into
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dis-（分开） + perse（谐音“泼散”）→ 像水泼出去一样散开。
Context & Register
表示使事物或人向不同方向分开，常用于描述人群、云雾、光线等的消散或分布，语气中性，适用于书面语和口语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the final /ɝs/ sound (as in 'disperse'), though their spellings differ (-erse, -urse, -erce). Note that words like 'sparse' (/spɑrs/) and 'parse' (/pɑrs/) have a different vowel and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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