dispense
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they dispense | |
| he / she / it dispenses | |
| past simple dispensed | |
| past participle dispensed | |
| -ing form dispensing |
- dispense something (to somebody) (formal)
to give out something to people 分配；分发 - dispense something (to somebody) (formal)
to provide something, especially a service, for people 施与，提供（尤指服务） The organization dispenses free healthcare to the poor. 这个机构为穷人提供免费医疗。 to dispense justice/advice 执法；给予忠告
Extra ExamplesHe was responsible for dispensing justice on the island. 他负责在岛上主持正义。 His role is to dispense advice and control the budget. 他的职责是给予建议和控制预算。
- dispense something
to prepare medicine and give it to people, as a job 配（药）；发（药） A pharmacist will never dispense a prescription unless he or she knows it is genuine. 除非确认处方是真的，否则药剂师绝不会按方配药。 - (British English)
to dispense medicine 发药 - (British English)
The ethanol should be available from any dispensing chemist. 乙醇应该可以从任何配药化学家那里得到。
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicinec2Only qualified pharmacists can dispense prescriptions. 只有合格的药剂师才能开处方。 It is illegal to dispense drugs to children under sixteen. 给16岁以下的儿童配药是非法的。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispensare ‘continue to weigh out or disburse’, from the verb dispendere, based on pendere ‘weigh’.