diffuse

adjective

/dɪˈfjuːs/

spread over a wide area弥漫的；扩散的；漫射的
- diffuse light漫射光
- a diffuse community居住分散的社群
not clear or easy to understand; using a lot of words不清楚的；难解的；冗长的；啰嗦的
- a diffuse style of writing冗赘的文体

词源late Middle English: from Latin diffus- ‘poured out’, from the verb diffundere, from dis- ‘away’ + fundere ‘pour’; the adjective via French diffus or Latin diffusus ‘extensive’, from diffundere.

diffuse

verb

/dɪˈfjuːz/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they diffuse	/dɪˈfjuːz/ /dɪˈfjuːz/
he / she / it diffuses	/dɪˈfjuːzɪz/ /dɪˈfjuːzɪz/
past simple diffused	/dɪˈfjuːzd/ /dɪˈfjuːzd/
past participle diffused	/dɪˈfjuːzd/ /dɪˈfjuːzd/
-ing form diffusing	/dɪˈfjuːzɪŋ/ /dɪˈfjuːzɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] diffuse (something) (formal) to spread something or become spread widely in all directions传播；普及；使分散；散布
- The problem is how to diffuse power without creating anarchy.问题在于如何将权力分散而不造成无政府状态。
- Technologies diffuse rapidly.技术普及非常快。
[intransitive, transitive] diffuse (something) (specialist) if a gas or liquid diffuses or is diffused in a substance, it becomes slowly mixed with that substance（使气体或液体）扩散，弥漫，渗透
[transitive] diffuse something (formal) to make light shine less brightly by spreading it in many directions（使光）模糊，漫射，漫散
- The moon was fuller than the night before, but the light was diffused by cloud.月亮比头一天晚上更圆，但因云层遮掩而月光朦胧。