释义 |
| | VERB | | | /dɪˈspens/ | | | | 1 | if a machine dispenses something such as food , drink , or money , it gives it to you (机器)分配,分发 | 1a | to provide or supply something , especially officially (尤指官方)提供 | | dispense justice the failure of the country’ s authorities to dispense justice 该国当权者的未能主持公正 | | | | | 2 | to prepare medicines and give them to people 配(药) | PHRASAL VERBS | - | diˈspense with | | PHRASAL VB FORMAL | | | | dispense with sb/sth: to no longer use someone or something because you no longer want or need them 摒弃;不再使用 | dispense with the formalities (=to not do things usually done in a social situation in order to do something more important immediately) I think we all know each other, so we can dispense with the formalities. 免去客套;免去礼节 | | dispense with sb’ s services (=stop employing them) We have reluctantly decided to dispense with Porter’ s services after a series of poor results. 解雇某人 | | | |