diffuse — Английский словарь

Глагол

1. To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   The small window diffuses light throughout the room.

   Ideas are easily diffused with the help of technology.

   Другие примеры (1)

   We do not know by whom the insufficiency of the year of 365 days was first discovered; we find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations, and various artifices used in making the correction.

2. To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.

   Употребление

   • непереходный глагол

   Примеры

   Food coloring diffuses in water.

   The riot diffused quite suddenly.

Прилагательное

1. Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.

   Примеры

   Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.

   diffuse activity of the prefrontal cortex

2. Wordy; verbose.

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (2)

   '[…] A short account of myself, I believe, will be necessary, and it shall be a short one. On such a subject,' sighing heavily, 'I can have little temptation to be diffuse.'

   An author who produced over fifty books and innumerable articles on all kinds of subjects could not be a philosopher of the first rank. He was also a bad writer: his principal work is diffuse, chaotic, vague, and repetitive.

Прилагательное

1. spread out; not concentrated in one place

   Примеры

   a large diffuse organization

2. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

   Синонимы

   softdiffused

3. lacking conciseness

   Примеры

   a diffuse historical novel

Глагол

1. move outward

   Синонимы

   spreadspread outfan out

   Более общие понятия

   spreaddistribute

   Примеры

   The soldiers fanned out

2. spread or diffuse through

   Синонимы

   permeatepervadepenetrateinterpenetrateimbueriddle

   Более общие понятия

   penetrateperforate

   Примеры

   An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration

   music penetrated the entire building

   Другие примеры (1)

   His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks

3. cause to become widely known

   Синонимы

   circulatecircularizecircularisedistributedisseminatepropagatebroadcastspreaddispersepass around

   Более общие понятия

   publicizepubliciseairbare

   Примеры

   spread information

   circulate a rumor

   Другие примеры (1)

   broadcast the news