disperse /disˈpə:s/ vi. & vt. 1. (使)分散，散开：disperse one’s attention 分散某人的注意力 The crowd dispersed at the sight of the police. 人群看到警察都散开了。2.消散，(使)消失： The fog dispersed soon. 雾很快消了。A drink of hot soup dispersed the cold from his body. 一碗热汤驱走了他身上的寒气。

［辨析］ 与scatter和diffuse辨见scatter