diffuse/ dɪˈfjuːz dɪˈfjuːs /

1.adjective

分散的,不集中的

Diffused voices could be heard from the closet.
从壁橱里传来隐约的声音。
2.adjective [Physics] 

(光线)散射的,四射的,漫射的

Scientists were using a crystal to diffuse the light.
科学家正利用水晶来反射光。
3.adjective

冗赘的,冗长的,不简洁的

A diffuse dictionary should not be used in a library.
图书馆里不应使用繁冗的词典。
4.verb

向外散开

The rays of light were being diffused.
光线散播开来。
5.verb

在……扩散;使分散

6.vt.

宣传,散布,传播

All these things helped to diffuse common ideas and assumptions.
所有这些都有助于常见观点和假定的传播。