vt. & vi.（使）散开，驱散 (cause to) go in different directions; scatter; break up

　disperse　表示“使…散开”“驱散”，可接名词或代词作宾语，还可接反身代词作宾语，以加强语气。

　The crowd dispersed when the police arrived.　警察来时，群众散开。
　After school the children dispersed to their homes.　放学后，孩子们各自回家了。
　The police dispersed the crowd.　警察驱散了群众。
　The clouds dispersed themselves.　云散了。
　Groups of police were dispersed all along the street where the Queen was to pass.　一队队的警察分布在女皇将要经过的地方。

 ♣ disperse, dispel, scatter
　参见scatter条。

　［同义词］ disappear, scatter, vanish
　［反义词］ assemble, collect, gather
　［词源］拉丁语dispersus（撒，散开）