disposal

noun

/dɪˈspəʊzl/

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[uncountable] the act of getting rid of something去掉；清除；處理
- The council is responsible for waste disposal and street cleaning.該委員會負責垃圾處理和街道清潔。
- sewage disposal systems污水處理系統
- the problems of the ultimate disposal of nuclear waste核廢料最終處理的問題
see also bomb disposal
Extra Examples
- The device was defused by army bomb disposal experts.軍隊拆彈專家拆除了裝置的引信。
- The waste must be taken to an approved disposal facility.廢棄物必須運到經批準的處理場所。
Topics The environmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- safe
- illegal
- ultimate
- …
disposal + noun
- facility
- site
- method
- …
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[countable] (business商業) the sale of part of a business, property, etc.（企業、財産等的）變賣，讓與
- The next step is to think about disposal of your assets.下一步是考慮如何處置你的資産。
[countable]
(also garbage disposal (both North American English), waste disposal unit, waste disposer (both British English))
a machine connected to the waste pipe of a kitchen sink, for cutting food waste into small pieces食物垃圾處理器（安裝於廚房水槽下方，可粉碎廚餘垃圾）

Idioms

at your/somebody’s disposal

available for use as you prefer/somebody prefers任某人處理；供某人任意使用；由某人自行支配
- He will have a car at his disposal for the whole month.他將有一輛汽車歸他使用一個月。
- Well, I'm at your disposal (= I am ready to help you in any way I can).好吧，我聽候你的吩咐。