dissipate/ ˈdɪsɪpeɪt /

1.vt.

使散开

The cloud of smoke dissipated into the sky.
烟雾在空中消散开来。
2.vi.

散开

The gathering dissipated as the day waned on.
随着一天的结束,聚会也慢慢地散了。
3.vt.

浪费,挥霍

He inherited, but then dissipated, his father's fortune.
他继承了他父亲的财产,但是后来他又把家败光了。
4.vi.

寻欢作乐,耽于玩乐(尤指酗酒)

He dissipated his life away with booze and women.
他沉迷于酒色。
5.verb

(使)消散,(使)消失