diffuse

scatter, disperse, spread, diffuse

动词 diffuse:

1. move outward
   同义词：spread, spread out, fan out
2. spread or diffuse through
   同义词：permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, imbue, riddle
3. cause to become widely known
   同义词：circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, disperse, pass around

形容词 diffuse:

1. spread out; not concentrated in one place
2. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
   同义词：soft, diffused
3. lacking conciseness

1. A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness depending on the way the mass absorbs or reflects incident radiation.
   星云星际空间的尘埃或气体或两者共同构成的巨大天体，由其对光线的吸收和反射来决定其明亮可见或黑暗一团
2. Fashion trends diffuse themselves rapidly around the globe.
   时装新潮很快就在全世界流行起来。
3. The light was diffused by the leaves.
   树叶使光线漫射。

dif.fuse

v.（动词）
dif.fused,dif.fus.ing,dif.fus.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To pour out and cause to spread freely.
散开：流出并自由散开
To spread about or scatter; disseminate.
扩散：向四周扩展或散射；散布
To make less brilliant; soften.
减弱：使减少光亮；减弱
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become widely dispersed; spread out.
散布，广布：使广为散布；广布
Physics To undergo diffusion.
【物理学】 扩散：经历扩散的过程
adj.（形容词）

Widely spread or scattered; not concentrated.
散开的：广泛扩展、散布的；不集中的
Characterized by verbosity; wordy.See Synonyms at wordy
罗嗦的；唠叨的参见 wordy

来源：
From Middle English [dispersed]
源自 中古英语 [分散的]
from Anglo-Norman diffus
源自 英法语 diffus
from Latin diffôsus [past participle of] diffundere [to spread]
源自 拉丁语 diffôsus [] diffundere的过去分词 [扩散]
dis- [out, apart] * see dis-
dis- [向四周分离] *参见 dis-
fundere [to pour] * see gheu-
fundere [泼出] *参见 gheu-

【引伸】
diffuse.ly
diffuse.ness