dispel

英 [dɪ'spel] 美 [dɪ'spel]

• v. 驱散；消除

英英释义

Verb:

1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings;

   "Drive away potential burglars"
   "drive away bad thoughts"
   "dispel doubts"
   "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
   

2. to cause to separate and go in different directions;

   "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. It is the task of a fighter to dispel darkness.
   驱散黑暗，这是战士的任务。
2. Nothing could dispel the torpidity of the indifferent audience.
   任何东西都无法驱散那些冷漠观众的困倦。
3. I thought,if I had caused the cloud,it was my duty to make an effort to dispel it.
   我想，如果是我引起了这块乌云，那我就该负责努力驱散它。
4. The wind soon dispelled the fog.
   风很快就把雾吹散了。
5. We are trying to dispel his doubts.
   我们正试图消除他的疑虑。

经典引文

• The fresh air could do little toward dispelling the sickening odours.

  出自： M. Mitchell

• The court first dispelled any shareholder's liability under the restrictive covenant.

  出自：New York Law Journal

• Any sense of obligation..was dispelled by their knowing that they were useful to their hostess.

  出自： J. Cheever

• Cupboard doors were open to dispel monsoon damp.

  出自： N. Sahgal

词汇搭配

• inducing diaphoresis to dispel wind 解表祛风

近反义词

【近义词】

• scatter 散播
• disperse 分散
• dissipate 驱散
• chase away 赶走, 驱逐
• drive out 逐出
• dismiss 开除
• oust 逐出
• drive 开车
• away 离开
• drive away (把车)开走
• run off 逃跑
• turn back 折回
• break up 结束，散会
• drive off 驱散