2007年7月3日 星期二

英英單字圖文記憶(201) - disperse

英英單字圖文記憶(201)

disperse [dɪˈspɜ:rs]

Disperse means to go in different directions; this word isn’t necessarily used for people, it can be used for water, air or anything that has the quality to spread across a given space.散開;分散
When something disperses or when you disperse it, it spreads over a wide area. 分散;散佈
【分解】
【前缀】dis = away,表:散開。
【字根】spers = strew,表示:散落
【後缀】e ,動詞。
【分析】disperse  = 使散落。引申為:散開;分散;散佈

For example
The crowd dispersed once the play ended。一旦比賽結束,人群隨即散去