diffuse

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Phân tán, lan rộng

BrE /dɪˈfjuːz/ AmE /dɪˈfjuːz/

verb / adjective en → vi

1 SPREAD [transitive] B2

Phân tán, lan rộng

to spread or make something spread over a wide area

  • diffuse light/heat/smoke

Collocations diffuse the smell of incense · the heat diffuses through the room

  • The smoke from the fire quickly diffused throughout the building.

    Khói từ đám cháy nhanh chóng lan rộng khắp tòa nhà.

2 DISPERSE [transitive] B1

Phân tán, tản ra

to spread out or make something spread out in different directions

  • diffuse people/things

Collocations diffuse the crowd · the protesters diffused in different directions

  • The police tried to diffuse the angry crowd.

    Cảnh sát cố gắng phân tán đám đông tức giận.

3 DILUTE [transitive] C1

Loãng ra, làm loãng

to make something weaker or less concentrated by adding more liquid to it

  • diffuse a substance

Collocations diffuse the medicine with water · the solution diffuses when more liquid is added

  • The doctor advised me to diffuse the medication before drinking it.

    Bác sĩ khuyên tôi nên pha loãng thuốc trước khi uống.

4 DISSEMINATE [transitive] C1

Phổ biến, truyền bá

to spread information or ideas to a wide audience

  • diffuse knowledge/information

Collocations diffuse information through social media · the news diffused quickly across the country

  • The organization aims to diffuse important health information.

    Tổ chức này nhằm mục đích phổ biến thông tin y tế quan trọng.

1 SPREAD [non-transitive] B2

Phân tán, lan rộng

spread out over a wide area; not concentrated in one place

  • be diffuse

Collocations a diffuse light · the smell is quite diffuse

  • The light in the room was very diffuse.

    Ánh sáng trong phòng rất mờ nhạt và phân tán.

2 VAGUE [non-transitive] C1

Mập mờ, mơ hồ

not clear or definite; not precise in meaning or expression

  • be diffuse

Collocations a diffuse statement · the explanation was quite diffuse

  • His speech was rather diffuse and hard to follow.

    Bài diễn văn của ông ấy khá mơ hồ và khó theo dõi.