dissipation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dis·si·pa·tion /ˌdɪsəˈpeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] formal 1 TLOSE/NOT HAVE ANYMOREthe process of making something gradually weaker or less until it disappears 消失，驱散 the dissipation of heat 热量的散失2 MIDFDthe enjoyment of physical pleasures in a way that is harmful 放荡，花天酒地 a life of dissipation 放荡的生活3 WASTE somethingthe act of wasting money, time, energy etc 〔金钱、时间、精力等的〕浪费 the dissipation of resources 资源的浪费
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dissipation• Or would it produce delay and dissipation of resources?• Conrad lived a life of luxury and dissipation.• A heavy coat makes heat dissipation difficult.• At Eschede the almost instantaneous dissipation of kinetic energy was bound to cause massive damage.• His slack, slaked face seemed about to drop off with sheer gravity of dissipation.• But pop sets itself against nature and abandons wisdom for folly, moments of dissipation.• Ill health removed the pleasures of dissipation for him, and there was nothing to assuage his guilt and regret.• From the destruction and the dissipation of energy, more complex forms came into being.dis·si·pa·tion nounChineseSyllable
the making of gradually or process Corpus something weaker
dissipation
dis‧si‧pa‧tion /ˌdɪsəˈpeɪʃən, ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/
noun [uncountable] formal
1. the process of making something gradually weaker or less until it disappears:
the dissipation of heat
2. the enjoyment of physical pleasures in a way that is harmful:
a life of dissipation
3. the act of wasting money, time, energy etc:
the dissipation of resources
dis‧si‧pa‧tion /ˌdɪsəˈpeɪʃən, ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/
noun [uncountable] formal1. the process of making something gradually weaker or less until it disappears:
2. the enjoyment of physical pleasures in a way that is harmful:
3. the act of wasting money, time, energy etc: