Word · Frequency #8487
despatches
/diˈspætʃ/
noun
发送；派遣
despatches is the plural of despatch.
the act of sending something or someone to a particular place
- 1.
an official report (usually sent in haste)
官方报告(通常匆忙发送)
- 2.
the act of sending off something
发送某物的行为
- 3.
the property of being prompt and efficient
迅速高效的特性
快报；急件；迅速；高效；官方报告(通常匆忙发送)；发送某物的行为；迅速高效的特性
In use
The courier delivered an urgent despatch from the front lines.
The manager insisted that all orders be processed with despatch.
The despatch of the relief supplies was organized within hours.
Connections
Collocations
- urgent despatch
- 紧急急件
- The urgent despatch was delivered immediately.紧急急件立即送达。
- act with despatch
- 迅速行动
- The soldiers acted with despatch.士兵们迅速行动。
- quick despatch
- 快速处决
- The prisoner was given a quick despatch.犯人被快速处决。
Idioms & figurative uses
- with despatch
- 迅速地The team completed the project with despatch.团队迅速地完成了项目。
Synonyms
- bulletin
- 公报 · 常用于指官方发布的简短公告，比despatch更正式，但可用在类似的语境中。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“速派奇”：快递员迅速派遣（despatch）奇兵般送快件。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：official reports、business communications despatch 为 dispatch 的英式变体，通常用于正式或书面语境，多指急件、公文的发送或相关事务。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用复数形式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words rhyme with 'despatch' (/'dɪˈspætʃ/), sharing the same stressed vowel /æ/ and final consonant /tʃ/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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