Word · Frequency #42836
dissipated
/ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd/
adjective
沉迷酒色的；放荡的
living a self-indulgent or dissolute life, especially in pursuit of sensual pleasures
- 1.
Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure.
为了追求享乐而挥霍健康或财产。
消散的；消失的；为了追求享乐而挥霍健康或财产。；沉迷于酒色的；闲游浪荡的；消失的
In use
After years of a dissipated lifestyle, he decided to move to the countryside and live simply.
The portrait showed a dissipated young man with tired eyes and a careless smile.
She left the party early, saying she was tired of the dissipated crowd.
be/get + dissipated (as adjective)
形容词，指沉溺于享乐、行为放纵。
He became dissipated after his divorce.
他离婚后变得放荡。
a dissipated + noun (attributive)
The novel depicts the dissipated lives of the aristocracy.
这部小说描绘了贵族放荡的生活。
be dissipated + (by/from something) (passive, verb)
动词dissipate的被动形式，表示被驱散或消散。
The heat from the engine was dissipated by the cooling system.
发动机的热量被冷却系统驱散了。
Common mistakes
He lives a dissipate life.He lives a dissipated life.
“dissipated”作为形容词，必须使用其过去分词形式，而不是动词原形。
After the long journey, I felt dissipated.After the long journey, I felt exhausted.
“dissipated”通常指道德上的放纵或消散，而不是身体疲劳。表示身体疲惫应使用“exhausted”。
Connections
Synonyms
- profligate
- 挥霍无度的 · 较正式，指道德败坏或过度放纵
- licentious
- 放纵淫荡的 · 强调性方面放纵，比dissipated更侧重淫乱
- debauched
- 道德堕落的 · 强调因过度享乐而堕落
- dissolute
- 放纵无度的 · 与dissipated最接近，指完全缺乏道德约束
- degenerate
- 堕落的 · 强调从正常状态退化，程度较重
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.