dispense
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (to sb)
(a) give sth out; distribute sth 施予某物; 分配某物
On Saturday morning my father solemnly dispensed pocket money to each of the children. 星期六上午我父亲郑重其事地给每个孩子发零花钱.
a machine dispensing paper towels 供应纸巾的机器.
(b) (law 律) administer (justice) in court 执行(法律).
2 [Tn] prepare and give out (medicine, esp that prescribed by a doctor) 配(药)和发(药)(尤指按医生处方)
(Brit) a dispensing chemist 药剂师
dispense a prescription, ie medicine that has been prescribed 按处方配药.
3 (phr v) dispense with sb/sth manage without sb/sth; get rid of sb/sth 用不著某人[某事物]; 摆脱某人[某事物]
He is not yet well enough to dispense with the pills. 他尚未痊愈, 仍需吃药.
Let's dispense with formalities! 咱们不必拘礼了.
Formalities were dispensed with, ie People could speak frankly or naturally. 免除了客套.
Automation has largely dispensed with the need for manual checking, ie made it unnecessary. 实行了自动化就在很大程度上不需要人工检验了.
This is a kind of printing that blind people can read by touching groups of raised points that are printed on paper.
布莱叶盲文是一种印刷字体,盲人通过摸印在纸上起的点点来读书。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.