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单词 disposal
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disposal
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Disposal means getting rid of something, or throwing it away. When you go on a picnic, be sure to have a bag for the disposal of your trash afterward, or you will be a terrible litterbug.
You can use a garbage disposal, a grinder in your sink drain that allows you to wash down certain waste items without causing clogs, for the disposal of vegetable scraps. In addition to meaning "getting rid of something," disposal can also mean "the power or means to accomplish something." If you have a fleet of limousines at your disposal, it's easy to get a large number of guests to a wedding.
WORD FAMILY
disposal: disposals+/disposable: disposables, nondisposable/dispose: disposable, disposal, disposed, disposes, disposing, disposition, indispose, predispose, redispose/disposed: disposedly/disposition: dispositions/indispose: indisposed, indisposes, indisposing, indisposition/indisposition: indispositions/predispose: predisposed, predisposes, predisposing, predisposition/predisposition: predispositions/redispose: redisposed, redisposes, redisposing, redisposition/redisposition: redispositions
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With gangly limbs, big, expressive eyes and an entire vocabulary’s worth of colorful grunts and groans at her disposal, she’s equally good at nonverbal comedy.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016)
By law, landowners in England and Wales are responsible for the disposal of whales, porpoises or dolphins that wash up on their estates.
BBC(Dec 29, 2016)
Energy Department is authorizing its contractor to resume the disposal of radioactive waste at the federal government’s underground repository in southern New Mexico.
Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016)
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1n the act or means of getting rid of something
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
disposition
appointment
(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
comb-out
the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people
giving
disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return
abandonment
the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
mine disposal
the disposal of explosive mines
sewage disposal
the disposal of sewage
lending, loaning
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
discard, throwing away
getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
discard
(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
minesweeping
the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines
usury
the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
act, deed, human action, human activity
something that people do or cause to happen
2n a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage
Syn|Hyper
electric pig, garbage disposal
kitchen appliance
a home appliance used in preparing food
2
1n a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
administration
conducting
the way of administering a business
line management
administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output
organisation, organization
the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
running
the act of administering or being in charge of something
polity
shrewd or crafty management of public affairs
administrivia
the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization
nonprofit, nonprofit organization, not-for-profit
an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities
rationalisation, rationalization
the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
reorganisation, reorganization, shake-up, shakeup
the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)
self-organisation, self-organization
organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union)
syndication
organizing into or administering as a syndicate
direction, management
the act of managing something
2n the power to use something or someone
used all the resources at his disposal
Hyper
power, powerfulness
possession of controlling influence
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