dispense

动词 dispense:

1. administer or bestow, as in small portions
   同义词：distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
2. grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
3. give or apply (medications)
   同义词：administer

1. We'll have to dispense with a car.
   我们只好放弃汽车。
2. She cannot dispense with a servant.
   她不能没有佣人。
3. The doctor dispensed a prescription to his patient.
   医生开处方给病人配药。

dis.pense

v.（动词）
dis.pensed,dis.pens.ing,dis.pens.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To deal out in parts or portions; distribute.See Synonyms at distribute
分配，分发：分成几部分或几份；分配参见 distribute
To prepare and give out (medicines).
配（药）：准备并给出（药）
To administer (laws, for example).
实施、执行（如法律）
To exempt or release, as from a duty or religious obligation.
免除或豁免，如职责或宗教义务
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To grant a dispensation or an exemption.
特许，豁免

<常用词组>dispense with
To manage without; forgo:
省略，放弃：没有…也行；放弃：
例句：
Let`s dispense with the formalities.
让我们免去那些礼节吧

To get rid of; do away with:
摒弃；废除：
例句：
a country that has dispensed with tariff barriers.
已废除关税障碍的国家

来源：
Middle English dispensen
中古英语 dispensen
from Old French dispenser
源自 古法语 dispenser
from Latin dispôns3re [to distribute] [frequentative of] dispendere [to weigh out]
源自 拉丁语 dispôns3re [分发，分配] [] dispendere的重复动词 [称出重量]
dis- [out] * see dis-
dis- [外，外面，向外] *参见 dis-
pendere [to weigh] * see (s)pen-
pendere [称…的重量，称] *参见 (s)pen-