dispense

[dis'pens]

vt.分发, 分配, 免除, 配(药)

例句与用法：

We'll have to dispense with a car.

我们只好放弃汽车。

She cannot dispense with a servant.

她不能没有佣人。

The doctor dispensed a prescription to his patient.

医生开处方给病人配药。

词形变化：

动词过去式: dispensed | 动词过去分词: dispensed | 动词现在分词: dispensing | 动词第三人称单数: dispenses |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 分配, 分发; 施给[(+to)]

The government dispensed emergency food to the flood victims.

政府把应急食品发给水灾受害者。

He dispenses equal justice to all.

他对所有人一律公平对待。

2. 执行, 施行; 管理

3. 配(药), 配(方)

The pharmacist dispensed the prescription with great care.

药剂师精心配方。

4. 免除[(+from)]

The coach dispensed the injured player from practice.

教练准许受伤的队员不参加训练。

vi.

免除; 省掉[(+with)]

Let's dispense with ceremony.

我们不要拘泥于礼仪。

短语词组：

dispense with

1. 省掉

The new invention has dispensed with much labour.

这一新发明节省了大量劳动力。