diffuse

dif- 分開+fuse 傾注、流→向四處分開流注展開

字面：向四處分開流注

液體或氣體分開流散開來，即擴散、瀰漫；引申為言語鬆散冗長。

動詞

KK [dɪˋfjuz] /dɪˈfjuz/

1
擴散、散開、瀰漫
The smell of coffee slowly diffused through the whole office.
咖啡的香氣慢慢瀰漫整間辦公室。
2
傳播、散播
New farming techniques diffused quickly among the villages.
新的耕作技術很快在各村落之間傳播開來。
3
使柔和、漫射
Thin curtains diffuse the sunlight coming into the room.
薄窗簾使照進房間的陽光變得柔和。

KK [dɪˋfjus] /dɪˈfjus/

1
分散的、不集中的
The movement remains diffuse, with no single leader.
這場運動仍相當分散，沒有單一的領導者。
2
瀰漫的、漫射的
The gallery is lit by soft, diffuse light.
這間展場以柔和的漫射光照明。
3
冗長的、鬆散的貶義
His report was so diffuse that nobody finished reading it.
他的報告過於冗長鬆散，沒有人讀完。