diffuse
/dɪˈfjuːz/ (bre, ipa) · [dɪfjˈus] /dɪˈfjuːz/ (ame, ipa) · [dɪfjˈus] /di-ˈfyüs How to pronounce diffuse (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /dɪˈfjuːs/ (bre, ipa) · [dɪfjˈus] /dɪˈfjuːs/ (ame, ipa)
diffuse — 動詞
- diffusepresent simple I / you / we / they
- diffuses3rd person singular
- diffusing-ing form
- diffusedpast simple
1. to move outward into many places, or to send something outward so it reaches a w
傳遍；散開
向各處傳開或散到四周
to move outward into many places, or to send something outward so it reaches a wide area
The loudspeaker diffused the warning across the beach before the storm.
擴音器在暴風雨來前，先把警告傳遍整片海灘。
diffuse + warning across a place
By lunch, news of the surprise quiz had diffused through the school.
到了午餐前，突擊小考的消息已在全校傳開。
intransitive: news diffuses through a group
Open vents diffused the warm air through every room upstairs.
通風口把暖空氣散開到樓上的每個房間。
Mayumi opened the shutters to diffuse the baking smell through the shop.
Mayumi 打開百葉窗，讓烘焙的香味散開到整間店裡。
After the doors opened, laughter diffused quickly along the corridor.
門一打開，笑聲就沿著走廊迅速傳開。
- concentrate
suggests keeping something gathered in one area instead of letting it spread
- contain
focuses on stopping movement beyond a limited space
文法句型
diffuse + smell/news/air + through or across + place
news/laughter/smell + diffuse + through or across + place
用法筆記
Often used in formal writing for things that spread through an area or among people. Distinguish it from sense 2: this sense is about wider movement or circulation, not gradual mixing into a surrounding material.
常見錯誤
2. to move little by little through something around it as it mixes in, or to make
滲散；擴散
藉混合慢慢進入周圍物質
to move little by little through something around it as it mixes in, or to make a substance spread in this way
Blue dye diffused through the water until the whole bowl turned green.
藍色染料在水裡慢慢擴散，直到整個碗都變綠。
intransitive: diffuse through a liquid
Mei watched the tea leaves diffuse their color into hot water.
Mei 看著茶葉把顏色滲散進熱水裡。
diffuse + color into a liquid
After Karim opened the bottle, the gas diffused into the empty jar.
Karim 打開瓶子後，氣體就擴散進那個空罐子裡。
A drop of paint diffused slowly through the milk on the plate.
一滴顏料慢慢滲散到盤子上的牛奶裡。
The machine diffused oxygen into the fish tank overnight.
那台機器整晚把氧氣擴散進魚缸裡。
- concentrate
suggests remaining gathered in one part rather than spreading through the material
文法句型
gas/liquid/color + diffuse + through or into + material
diffuse + gas/liquid + into + material or container
用法筆記
Usually used for gases, liquids, color, or other substances moving through another material. Distinguish it from sense 1: this sense focuses on mixing into something around it, not on spreading more generally through a place or group.
diffuse — 形容詞
- diffusepositive
- more diffusecomparative
- most diffusesuperlative
1. found in many parts rather than gathered in one spot
瀰散的
分布各處，不集中於一點
found in many parts rather than gathered in one spot
The lamp gave a diffuse glow that filled the tent softly.
那盞燈發出瀰散的光，把帳篷柔柔照亮。
light spread gently instead of in one beam
At sunrise, diffuse mist hung above the harbor.
日出時，港口上方掛著一層瀰散的霧。
Diffuse applause rose from several corners of the hall.
大廳好幾個角落都響起瀰散的掌聲。
The illness caused diffuse pain across Emily's lower back.
那場病讓 Emily 的下背出現瀰散的疼痛。
After the fireworks ended, diffuse smoke drifted above the river.
煙火結束後，河面上方飄著瀰散的煙霧。
- scattered
suggests separate parts spread over an area
- spread-out
more everyday and less formal
- widespread
often used for something present in many places, especially abstract things
- concentrated
gathered strongly in one area or point
- localized
limited to one small area
用法筆記
Often used for light, pain, smoke, sound, or other things that are spread rather than focused in one spot.
2. hard to follow because the ideas wander and use more words than needed
冗散的
話很多卻不易抓到重點
hard to follow because the ideas wander and use more words than needed
The professor's diffuse answer left Hari unsure what to write.
教授那個冗散的回答，讓 Hari 不知道該寫什麼。
diffuse answer = long and hard to follow
After ten minutes of diffuse talk, the meeting still had no plan.
那段冗散的談話講了十分鐘，會議還是沒有計畫。
The article felt so diffuse that Mei lost the main point.
那篇文章太冗散，Mei 看到後來抓不到主旨。
Karim gave a diffuse report, so the team asked for bullet points.
Karim 交了一份冗散的報告，所以團隊請他改成條列。
The lawyer's diffuse explanation confused the parents at the school office.
律師那段冗散的說明，讓學校辦公室裡的家長都聽糊塗了。
用法筆記
Usually describes speaking or writing. It suggests the ideas are loosely arranged, so listeners or readers struggle to find the main point.