dispose
/dɪsˈpəʊz/- no obj.
dispose of
get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else丢掉; 处理： the waste is disposed of in the North Sea
废物被扔入北海
people now have substantial assets to dispose of after their death.
现在人们在死后有大量的资产要处理。
- informal kill; destroy〈非正式〉杀死; 毁掉：
her lover came up with hundreds of schemes for disposing of her husband.
她的情人想出了许多干掉她丈夫的计划。
- overcome (a rival or threat)战胜（对手）; 克服（危险）：
the Scottish champions were buoyant after they disposed of English champions Leeds.
苏格兰冠军在战胜英格兰冠军利兹队后感到轻松愉快。
- informal consume (food or drink) quickly or enthusiastically〈非正式〉快速地（或急切地）吃喝, 狼吞虎咽：
she watched him dispose of a large slice of cheese.
她看着他狼吞虎咽地吃下一大块奶酪。
- with obj. and adverbial arrange in a particular position安置; 安排：
the chief disposed his attendants in a circle.
酋长让他的随从站成一圈。
- bring (someone) into a particular frame of mind使（某人）处于特定心境：
prolactin, a calming hormone, is released, disposing you towards sleep
催乳激素, 一种起镇定作用的荷尔蒙, 会让你昏昏欲睡
with obj. and infinitive if you touch the female readers' hearts, it might dispose their husbands to be charitable.如果你能打动女读者的心, 也许能让他们的丈夫大发慈悲。
- no obj. poetic/literary determine the course of events〈诗/文〉决定事态发展：
the government proposed, but the trade union movement disposed.
谋事的是政府, 而成事的是工会运动。
[ORIGIN: from the proverb 'Man proposes, (but) God disposes', translating Latin Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit （Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christ i. xix）.]
disposer
nouna waste disposer
废物清除器
a disposer of grants and subsidies.
拨款和补助的安排者。