| [/dɪˈspens; dɪˋspɛns/] v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) (a) give sth out; distribute sth 施予某物; 分配某物:
On Saturday morning my father solemnly dispensed pocket money to each of the children. 星期六上午我父亲郑重其事地给每个孩子发零花钱. *
a machine dispensing paper towels 供应纸巾的机器.
(b) (law 律) administer (justice) in court 执行（法律）. 用法:
2 [Tn] prepare and give out (medicine, esp that prescribed by a doctor) 配（药）和发（药）（尤指按医生处方）:
(Brit) a dispensing chemist 药剂师 *
dispense a prescription, ie medicine that has been prescribed 按处方配药. 用法:
3 (phr v) dispense with sb/sth manage without sb/sth; get rid of sb/sth 用不著某人[某事物]; 摆脱某人[某事物]:
He is not yet well enough to dispense with the pills. 他尚未痊愈, 仍需吃药. *
Let's dispense with formalities! 咱们不必拘礼了. *
Formalities were dispensed with, ie People could speak frankly or naturally. 免除了客套. *
Automation has largely dispensed with the need for manual checking, ie made it unnecessary. 实行了自动化就在很大程度上不需要人工检验了. |