in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 despatch
1 VERB 派遣;调遣 If you dispatch someone to a place, you send them there for a particular reason. 派遣;调遣 [formal]
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He dispatched scouts ahead. [VERB noun adv./prep.]
他派侦察兵打头阵。
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The Italian government was preparing to dispatch 4,000 soldiers to search the island. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
意大利政府正准备派遣 4,000 名士兵搜索该岛。
2 VERB 发送,发出(信息、信件或包裹) If you dispatch a message, letter, or parcel, you send it to a particular person or destination. 发送,发出(信息、信件或包裹) [formal] [Also VERB n]
3 N-COUNT (身在另一城市或国家的记者发送的)电讯,新闻报道 A dispatch is a special report that is sent to a newspaper or broadcasting organization by a journalist who is in a different town or country. (身在另一城市或国家的记者发送的)电讯,新闻报道
SYN message, news, report, story
4 N-COUNT (军官或政府官员发送给总部的)急件,快信 A dispatch is a message or report that is sent, for example, by army officers or government officials to their headquarters. (军官或政府官员发送给总部的)急件,快信
If a soldier
is mentioned in dispatches, he or she is considered to have been extremely brave in a battle, and is recommended for a medal.
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He was hailed as a hero, mentioned in dispatches and finally given a medal.
他被誉为英雄,得到了通报表彰,最后还获得了一枚勋章。
5 VERB 处决;杀死 To dispatch a person or an animal means to kill them. 处决;杀死 [old-fashioned]
SYN kill, murder, destroy, do in [slang]
6 VERB 迅速处理;迅速办妥 To dispatch a job or task means to finish it quickly and efficiently without wasting time. 迅速处理;迅速办妥 [old-fashioned]
7 N-UNCOUNT [with N] 迅速;急速 If you do something with dispatch, you do it very quickly. 迅速;急速 [old-fashioned]
SYN speed, haste, promptness, alacrity
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