diffuse — Từ điển tiếng Anh

Động từ

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

   Cách dùng

   • ngoại động từ

   Ví dụ

   The small window diffuses light throughout the room.

   Ideas are easily diffused with the help of technology.

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   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.

   Cách dùng

   • nội động từ

   Ví dụ

   Food coloring diffuses in water.

   The riot diffused quite suddenly.

Tính từ

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

   Ví dụ

   Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.

   diffuse activity of the prefrontal cortex

2. Wordy; verbose.

   Ví dụ

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   '[…] 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.

Tính từ

1. spread out; not concentrated in one place

   Ví dụ

   a large diffuse organization

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

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   softdiffused

3. lacking conciseness

   Ví dụ

   a diffuse historical novel

Động từ

1. move outward

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   spreadspread outfan out

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   spreaddistribute

   Ví dụ

   The soldiers fanned out

2. spread or diffuse through

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   permeatepervadepenetrateinterpenetrateimbueriddle

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   penetrateperforate

   Ví dụ

   An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration

   music penetrated the entire building

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   His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks

3. cause to become widely known

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   circulatecircularizecircularisedistributedisseminatepropagatebroadcastspreaddispersepass around

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   publicizepubliciseairbare

   Ví dụ

   spread information

   circulate a rumor

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   broadcast the news