After the lecture, the crowd began to disperse slowly through the museum's wide corridors, heading toward the exit.
讲座结束后，人群开始慢慢穿过博物馆宽阔的走廊向出口散去。
Which choice best defines “disperse”?
B — To scatter in different directions.. “disperse” means To scatter in different directions..
Which word means “To scatter in different directions.”?
B — disperse. “disperse” means To scatter in different directions..
disperse — To scatter in different directions.. In Chinese: 驱散;散开;分散.
disperse is pronounced //dɪˈspɜːrs//.
After the lecture, the crowd began to disperse slowly through the museum's wide corridors, heading toward the exit. (讲座结束后，人群开始慢慢穿过博物馆宽阔的走廊向出口散去。)
scatter, dissipate, spread — all close in meaning to disperse (To scatter in different directions.).
gather, collect — each the opposite of disperse (To scatter in different directions.).
Yes. disperse is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
dis(四散) + sperse(撒,如 sprinkle) → 撒得到处都是 → 散开。