dispatch

verb

/dɪˈspætʃ/

(British English also despatch)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dispatch	/dɪˈspætʃ/ /dɪˈspætʃ/
he / she / it dispatches	/dɪˈspætʃɪz/ /dɪˈspætʃɪz/
past simple dispatched	/dɪˈspætʃt/ /dɪˈspætʃt/
past participle dispatched	/dɪˈspætʃt/ /dɪˈspætʃt/
-ing form dispatching	/dɪˈspætʃɪŋ/ /dɪˈspætʃɪŋ/

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dispatch somebody/something (to…) (formal) to send somebody/something somewhere, especially for a special purpose派遣；调遣；派出
- Troops have been dispatched to the area.部队已派往那个地区。
- A courier was dispatched to collect the documents.已派快递员去取文件。
dispatch something (to somebody/something) (formal) to send a letter, package or message somewhere发出，发送（邮件、包裹、信息）
- Goods are dispatched within 24 hours of your order reaching us.订单到达我方 24 小时内发货。
- Weir dispatched 50 messages back to base.韦尔向基地发回了50条信息。
dispatch somebody/something (formal) to deal or finish with somebody/something quickly and completely迅速处理；迅速办妥；迅速完成
- He dispatched the younger player in straight sets.他连续几盘迅速击败了那位比他年轻的选手。
dispatch somebody/something (old-fashioned) to kill a person or an animal杀死；处决

Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Italian dispacciare or Spanish despachar ‘expedite’, from dis-, des- (expressing reversal) + the base of Italian impacciare, Spanish empachar ‘hinder’.

dispatch

noun

/dɪˈspætʃ/

(British English also despatch)

Idioms

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[uncountable] (formal) the act of sending somebody/something somewhere派遣；调遣；发送
- More food supplies are ready for immediate dispatch.更多的食品供应已备妥即刻发运。
[countable] a message or report sent quickly from one military officer to another or between government officials（军事人员或政府官员之间的）急件，快信
- The latest dispatch was held up for three hours at the border.最新的急件在边境被耽搁了三个小时。
- He was mentioned in dispatches (= for brave acts in war).急电中提到了他。
[countable] a report sent to a newspaper by a journalist who is working in a foreign country（驻外国记者发给报刊的）新闻报道，电讯
- dispatches from the war zone从战区发来的报道
Topics TV, radio and newsc2

Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Italian dispacciare or Spanish despachar ‘expedite’, from dis-, des- (expressing reversal) + the base of Italian impacciare, Spanish empachar ‘hinder’.

Idioms

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