Word · Frequency #11497
dissipated
放荡；纵酒享乐
dissipated is the past of dissipate.
to live a life of pleasure, especially by drinking alcohol
指沉溺于享乐，尤指纵酒；与“消散、驱散”义不同。
- 1.
To drive away, disperse.
驱散,分散
- 2.
To use up or waste; squander.
耗尽或浪费；挥霍
- 3.
To vanish by dispersion.
通过扩散消失
- 4.
To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.
通过转化为热量导致能量损失
驱散,分散；耗尽或浪费；挥霍；通过扩散消失；通过转化为热量导致能量损失；散失
In use
In his twenties, he dissipated recklessly, drinking heavily at parties every weekend.
After the divorce, she began to dissipate, spending her nights at bars and nightclubs.
He was dissipating with a group of actors, drinking and carousing until dawn.
dissipate + sth (e.g., fear, doubt, mist)
及物用法，表示驱散或消除抽象或具体事物。
The morning sun dissipated the thick fog.
晨阳驱散了浓雾。
sth dissipates
不及物用法，表示事物自身消散。
The clouds dissipated by noon.
云到中午时消散了。
dissipate + [money, fortune, resources]
及物用法，表示浪费消耗资源。
Connections
Collocations
- dissipate energy
- 耗散能量
- The resistor dissipates energy in the form of heat.电阻器以热量形式耗散能量。
- dissipate heat
- 散热
- Fans are used to dissipate heat from the computer.使用风扇给计算机散热。
- dissipate doubts
- 消除疑虑
- The new evidence dissipated our doubts.新证据消除了我们的疑虑。
- dissipate the fog
- 驱散雾气
- The morning sun soon dissipated the fog.朝阳很快驱散了雾气。
- dissipate one's fortune
- 挥霍财产
- He dissipated his fortune on gambling.他把财产挥霍在赌博上。
- dissipate tension
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 dis（分开）+ sip（小口喝）→ 像把水一口口喝光耗尽，雾气也四散消失，即‘消散、挥霍’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal essays、literary descriptions、scientific or technical writing dissipate 多用于正式的书面语，尤其指雾气、云层等逐渐消散，或抽象事物（如疑虑、紧张情绪）散去；日常口语中更常用 disappear 或 fade away。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with participate (/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt/) and anticipate (/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/): all share the same stressed-vowel-to-end sound /ɪsɪpeɪt/. Spelling lookalikes constipate (/ˈkɒnstɪpeɪt/) and emancipate (/ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt/) also end in -ipate but have different stressed vowels (and constipate has an extra /nst/), so they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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