dispense something
常用于配发药品或分发物品。
The pharmacist dispenses the medication.
药剂师配发药物。
豁免;免除
分发,分配,发放;实施(法律);执行;管理;指导;配药或提供处方药;给予豁免;免除;分发
to grant a dispensation; to grant an exemption
分发,分配,发放
To issue, distribute, or give out.
实施(法律);执行;管理;指导
To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct.
配药或提供处方药
To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.
给予豁免;免除
To give a dispensation to (someone); to excuse.
一般现在时
He dispenses medicine to patients.
他给病人分发药物。
一般过去时
She dispensed advice to her students.
她向学生提供建议。
现在完成时
They have dispensed all the tickets.
他们已经分发了所有票。
现在进行时
The machine is dispensing cash.
机器正在出钞。
future simple
We will dispense the supplies tomorrow.
我们明天分配物资。
The committee dispensed the new employees from the probation period.
委员会免除了新员工的试用期。
用法提示:此处 dispense 是及物动词,与 from 搭配,表示免除某人某项要求。
Students may be dispensed from the final exam if they provide a doctor's note.
如果学生提供医生证明,就能被免除期末考试。
用法提示:此处 dispensed 是过去分词构成被动语态,与 from 搭配,表示被免除某项考试要求。
The school dispenses students from the uniform rule on very hot days.
在非常炎热的日子,学校免除学生的校服规定。
用法提示:此处 dispenses 是第三人称单数形式,作为及物动词与 from 搭配,表示免除学生的某项校规义务。
常用于配发药品或分发物品。
The pharmacist dispenses the medication.
药剂师配发药物。
表示不需要或抛弃某事物。
We can dispense with formalities.
我们可以免去礼节。
较正式,常用于豁免义务或责任。
The court dispensed him from jury duty.
法院免除了他的陪审义务。
distribute 强调按计划或比例分配;dispense 常指按需或自动分发
allocate 强调决定用途,不一定实际分发
hand out 更口语化,常用于具体物品的分发
grammar · medium
易错句子We can dispense the meeting.
正确表达We can dispense with the meeting.
表示'免除,省去'时,dispense 需要与介词 with 搭配,否则意思变为'分发'。此处应使用 dispense with。
grammar · medium
易错句子The nurse dispensed the patients medicine.
正确表达The nurse dispensed medicine to the patients.
dispense 作为'分发'时,间接宾语需用介词 to 引出,不能直接跟双宾语。
dispense(分发/豁免) vs disperse(使散开/驱散):拼写相近,但含义完全不同;dispense涉及给予或免除,disperse涉及分散或消散。
dispense(正式/系统分发或豁免) vs distribute(一般性分发,无“豁免”含义):dispense常指官方或按规则发出,distribute可指任何分配。
免除;摒弃
We can dispense with the formalities since we are all friends.
既然大家都是朋友,我们可以免去这些礼节。
配药
The pharmacist dispensed the medicine according to the prescription.
药剂师按照处方配了药。
主持正义;执法
The judge dispensed justice impartially in the courtroom.
法官在法庭上公正地主持了正义。
给予建议
She dispensed valuable advice to the young entrepreneurs.
她向年轻企业家们提供了宝贵的建议。
分发现金
The ATM dispenses cash quickly and securely.
自动取款机快速安全地分发现金。
dis- + pense
dispense + -er
dispense + -able
in- + dispensable
dispense 常用于药房分发药品的语境。
dispense 常与处方药的分发相关联。
dispense 也可指自动售货机分发物品。
dispense 作为法律术语有豁免的含义。
dispense 与 distribution 都涉及分发,但 distribution 更广泛。
免除,省去
We can dispense with the formalities and get straight to business.
我们可以省去这些礼节,直接谈正事。
执法,主持正义
The judge dispensed justice fairly and impartially.
法官公正地执行了法律。
提供建议
She dispensed advice to anyone who asked for it.
她向任何寻求建议的人提供忠告。
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