c. 1400, dispelen, from Latin dispellere "drive apart," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + pellere "to drive, push" (see pulse (n.1)). Since the meaning is "to drive away in different directions" it should not have as an object a single, indivisible thing (you can dispel suspicion, but not an accusation). Related: Dispelled; dispelling.
实用例句
1. We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.
我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.
我试图消除她的疑虑,但没有成功.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The President is attempting to dispel the notion that he has neglected the economy.
有人认为总统忽视了经济，总统正试图消除这种看法。
来自柯林斯例句
4. It would take an ingrate great courage to work on ways to dispel such measures.
一个不知感激为何物的人理直气壮的否定这些措施.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The main aim of inbreeding is to standardise, to fix desirable inherited characteristics and to dispel undesirable ones.
