单词 | dispense |
释义 | dispense (dɪspens ) Word forms: dispenses , dispensing , dispensed 1. verb If someone dispenses something that they own or control, they give or provide it to a number of people. [formal] The Union had already dispensed £40,000 in grants. [VERB noun] The local welfare office is where government dispenses many of its services. [VERB noun] I thought of myself as a patriarch, dispensing words of wisdom to all my children. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: distribute, assign, allocate, allot 2. verb If you obtain a product by getting it out of a machine, you can say that the machine dispenses the product. For two weeks, the cash machine was unable to dispense money. [VERB noun] The lotion is dispensed by a handy pump action spray. [VERB noun] 3. verb When a chemist dispenses medicine, he or she prepares it, and gives or sells it to the patient or customer. Some shops gave wrong or inadequate advice when dispensing homeopathic medicines. [VERB noun] Four out of five prescriptions are dispensed free to people who are exempt. [be V-ed to n] Doctors confine themselves to prescribing rather than dispensing. [VERB] Phrasal verbs: dispense with phrasal verb If you dispense with something, you stop using it or get rid of it completely, especially because you no longer need it. Now supermarkets are dispensing with checkouts, making you scan your own groceries. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: dispense fuel Customers should therefore be refused service when attempting to dispense fuel from the pumps into these vessels. The Sun He later improved upon the pump by adding safety measures, and also by adding a hose to directly dispense fuel into automobiles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That petrol pumps take up to 15 seconds before dispensing fuel. Times, Sunday Times The plunger connected to the fuel metering system that mechanically dispensed fuel to the cylinders via distribution tubes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Justices of the peace have volunteered to dispense justice in their local communities for 650 years. Times, Sunday Times I spoke to a sports lawyer and asked if those making the decisions in cases such as this were obliged to dispense justice equally. Times,Sunday Times The admission puts the judiciary in good stead to heal the scars and do what the constitution enjoins them to: dispense justice without fear or favour. ST The courts are always best placed to dispense justice and to ascertain rights. Times, Sunday Times Eventually, say optimists, the business world could produce enough high-profile examples of even-handed judicial process to convince some that other parts of the system could dispense justice. Times, Sunday Times The pharmacist reviews the prescription, discusses the patient's medication history, and authorizes the machine to dispense medication to the patient. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On graduation, pharmacists are licensed, either nationally or regionally, to dispense medication of various types in the areas they have trained for. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Seven days a week and 24 hours a day he dispenses medication, takes temperatures, administers vaccinations and hands out food supplements. Times, Sunday Times That may involve carrying out procedures, dispensing medication, ensuring that patients are washed and helping them to eat their meals. Times, Sunday Times Pharmacists dispensed medications by the handful. Smithsonian How much more reason for us who dispense medicine for the soul to keep silent about the homes and people we visit. Christianity Today He could dispense medicine and prepare horse and cattle medicines according to prescriptions by first class veterinary surgeons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Often each will also hold a spoon with which to dispense medicine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The team worked non-stop examining patients, conducting blood tests and dispensing medicines. Times, Sunday Times They are also permitted to dispense medicines because community pharmacies can be less viable in remote locations. Times, Sunday Times The hackers would order the banks to dispense money from their cash machines, which a member of the gang would pick up. Times, Sunday Times With few setbacks these systems do much more than dispense money, read checks, transfer money through bank accounts, etc. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His job required him to meet many people to dispense money and make contracts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This dispenses money and decreases the ratio of bank reserves to money loaned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite (or because of) some coercion, he was able to effectively dispense patronage and could rely on the support of many loyal followers at the community level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was an astute judge of character and political moods, ran a formidable intelligence network, hoovered up gossip and dispensed patronage. Times,Sunday Times Thus, the department became a primary vehicle for dispensing patronage to political supporters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are many conservation schemes around the world that parachute in expertise from richer nations and dispense wisdom to the locals on how to nurture their environment. Times, Sunday Times They are captured dispensing wisdom to officials, while a retinue trails behind, hanging on their every word. Times, Sunday Times Soon, he's solving humanitarian problems and dispensing wisdom. Times, Sunday Times But mostly he sits here receiving guests, dispensing wisdom. Times, Sunday Times She was almost sage-like for a spell, dispensing wisdom — listen to people in their eighties, they know what's vital; reach out to someone who seems lonely. Times, Sunday Times The nifty machine dispenses 12in-high canvas, weatherproof banners ranging from 16in to 10ft. The Sun The machine dispenses two rolls for €2 (£1.80). Times,Sunday Times The machine dispenses tins and glass jars of red salmon caviar or roe. Times, Sunday Times A customised vending machine dispenses not bars of chocolate but prayers. Times, Sunday Times The ticket vending machines have a touchscreen display for passengers to choose the appropriate fare and payment method, and upon payment the machine dispenses a validated ticket for the passenger. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 分发 Japanese: 分配する |
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