dissipate是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 消散, 消失; 浪费, 挥霍，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- While he staid, the Martins were forgotten; and on the very morning of his setting off for Bath again, Emma, to dissipate some of the distress it occasioned, judged it best for her to return Elizabeth Martin's visit.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The clever and patient hunter had succeeded in lighting the lantern; and though, in the keen and thorough draft, the flame Flickered and vacillated and was nearly put out, it served partially to dissipate the awful obscurity.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Justine, you may remember, was a great favourite of yours; and I recollect you once remarked that if you were in an ill humour, one glance from Justine could dissipate it, for the same reason that Ariosto gives concerning the beauty of Angelica she looked so frank-hearted and happy.
-- I was alone; none were near me to dissipate the gloom and relieve me from the sickening oppression of the most terrible reveries.
-- She looked forward to our union with 235placid contentment, not unmingled with a little fear, which past misfortunes had impressed, that what now appeared certain and tangible happiness might soon dissipate into an airy dream and leave no trace but deep and everlasting re-gret.
-- We were immured in ice and should probably never escape, but they feared that if, as was pos-sible, the ice should dissipate and a free passage be opened, I should be rash enough to continue my voyage and lead them into fresh dangers, after they might happily have sur-mounted this.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The business of the forest was over, the money in his pocket; their shooting had been excellent, and Stepan Arkadyevitch was in the happiest frame of mind, and so he felt specially anxious to dissipate the ill-humor that had come upon Levin.
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