dissipate

vt. 浪费；使…消散

vi. 驱散；放荡

中文词源

dissipate 驱散，挥霍

dis-, 分开，散开。-sip, 扔，分散。引申词义挥霍，浪费。

dissipate (v.): early 15c., from Latin dissipatus, past participle of dissipare "to spread abroad, scatter, disperse; squander, disintegrate," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + supare "to throw, scatter," from PIE *swep- "to throw, sling, cast" (cognates: Lithuanian supu "to swing, rock," Old Church Slavonic supo "to strew"). Related: Dissipated; dissipates; dissipating.

1. dis- "apart" + sip- (拼音：四泼、四跑、四扑 -- 向四周泼出去散开) "throw, scatter" + -ate.2. => scatter apart, throw apart.3. 四处散财，四处消磨时光。

3. The body must dissipate heat as fast as it produces it.: 人体散发热量必须和产生热量一样快.

4. One of the ways to dissipate perspiration is by convection.: 散发汗水的一种方法是通过对流作用.