每日英语单词160:diffuse


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diffuse

英 [dɪˈfjuːs  , dɪˈfjuːz]  

美 [dɪˈfjuːs  , dɪˈfjuːz] 

adj.  四散的; 散开的; 冗长的; 累赘的;

vi.  传播; 四散;

vt.  漫射; 发散; 弥漫; 舒缓;

词根:dif不,否定,分开+fuse流→分开流→散布的

词根词缀

dif-

和辅音重复表示"不,否定,分开"

形近词

 

 

diffident

英 [ˈdɪfɪdənt]  

美 [ˈdɪfɪdənt, -ˌdɛnt] 

adj.  缺乏自信的,露出怯态的;  羞怯的;  踌躇的;  虚;

词根:confide[v.吐露[心事],委托,信赖]+ent……的→adj.[of,in]确信的,自信的

difficult

英 [ˈdɪfɪkəlt]  

美 [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] 

adj.  困难的; 难做的; 难解的; 不易相处的;

词根:dif不,否定,分开+fic做+ult→不好做→困难的

difform

英 [dɪ'fɔ:m]  

美 [dɪ'fɔm]   

adj.  不同形状的,不相似的;

词根:dif不,否定,分开+form形状→形状不同

diffluence

英 ['dɪflʊəns]  

美 ['dɪflʊrns]    

n.  分流,溶解;  流去;

词根:dif不,否定,分开+flu流+ence表名词→分开流

difference

英 [ˈdɪfrəns]  

美 [ˈdɪfrəns] 

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n.  差别,差异;  [数]差数,差额;  意见分歧;  特色;

词根:differ[v.不同]+ence表名词→n.不同


 
 

diffuse
英[dɪˈfjuːs , dɪˈfjuːz]   美[dɪˈfjuːs , dɪˈfjuːz] 
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adj.  四散的;散开的;冗长的;累赘的;
vi.  传播;四散;
vt.  漫射;发散;弥漫;舒缓;
词根:dif不,否定,分开+fuse流→分开流→散布的
①(V-ERG) (使)(知识、消息等)传播;(使)散布;(使)普及
If something such as knowledge or information is diffused, or if it diffuses somewhere, it is made known over a wide area or to a lot of people.
●Over time, the technology is diffused and adopted by other countries. 
久而久之,这项技术传播到了其他国家并得到利用。
●...an attempt to diffuse new ideas... 
传播新思想的尝试
②(VERB) 宣泄,舒缓(尤指不良情绪)
To diffuse a feeling, especially an undesirable one, means to cause it to weaken and lose its power to affect people.
●The arrival of letters from the Pope did nothing to diffuse the tension. 
教皇的来信并没有缓解紧张的气氛。
③(VERB) 使(光)漫射;使发散
If something diffuses light, it causes the light to spread weakly in different directions.
●Diffusing a light also reduces its power... 
使灯光漫射也会降低其强度。
●The sun slid behind trees, its last light diffused by wintry branches. 
太阳躲到了树后,余晖透过冬日的树枝洒落下来。
 
形近词:
1、diffident
英[ˈdɪfɪdənt]   美[ˈdɪfɪdənt, -ˌdɛnt] 
     GRE
adj.  缺乏自信的,露出怯态的;羞怯的;踌躇的;虚;
词根:confide[v.吐露[心事],委托,信赖]+ent……的→adj.[of,in]确信的,自信的
① (ADJ-GRADED) 羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏自信的 
Someone who is diffident is rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people.
● Helen was diffident and reserved. 
海伦比较害羞内向。
 
2、difficult
英[ˈdɪfɪkəlt]   美[ˈdɪfɪkəlt] 
     CET4 | CET6
adj.  困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
词根:dif不,否定,分开+fic做+ult→不好做→困难的
①(ADJ-GRADED) 困难的;不容易的
Something that is difficult is not easy to do, understand, or deal with.
●Hobart found it difficult to get her first book published... 
霍巴特发现要出版自己的第一本书很不容易。
●The lack of childcare provisions made it difficult for single mothers to getjobs... 
由于缺乏保育服务,单身母亲很难找到工作。
②(ADJ-GRADED) 难相处的;难取悦的;不随和的
Someone who is difficult behaves in an unreasonable and unhelpful way.
●I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this. 
我有种感觉:你会在这件事上找别扭。
 
3、difform 
英 [dɪ'fɔ:m]   美 [dɪ'fɔm] 
adj.  不同形状的,不相似的;
词根:dif不,否定,分开+form形状→形状不同
 
4、diffluence
英 ['dɪflʊəns]   美 ['dɪflʊrns] 
n.  分流,溶解; 流去;
词根:dif不,否定,分开+flu流+ence表名词→分开流
 
5、diffluence
英 [ˈdɪfrəns]   美[ˈdɪfrəns] 
     CET4 | CET6
n.  差别,差异;[数]差数,差额; 意见分歧;特色;
词根:differ[v.不同]+ence表名词→n.不同
① (N-COUNT) 差别;差异;不同之处 
The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other.
● That is the fundamental difference between the two societies... 
那是这两个社会之间的根本性差异。
● There is no difference between the sexes. 
男女之间没有差别。
② (N-SING) 差(量);差额
A difference between two quantities is the amount by which one quantity is less than the other.
● The difference is 8532. 
差为 8,532。
③ (N-COUNT) (意见的)分歧,不和 
If people have their differences about something, they disagree about it.
● The two communities are learning how toresolve their differences. 
这两个社群正在学着如何解决彼此之间的分歧。
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