early 15c., from Latin dissipatus, past participle of dissipare "to spread abroad, scatter, disperse; squander, disintegrate," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + supare "to throw, scatter," from PIE *swep- "to throw, sling, cast" (cognates: Lithuanian supu "to swing, rock," Old Church Slavonic supo "to strew"). Related: Dissipated; dissipates; dissipating.
双语例句
1. Don't dissipate your efforts.
不要浪费你的精力.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. He wound down the windows to dissipate the heat.
他摇下窗子来散热。
来自辞典例句
3. The body must dissipate heat as fast as it produces it.
人体散发热量必须和产生热量一样快.
来自辞典例句
4. One of the ways to dissipate perspiration is by convection.