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- dispose [dɪ'spəυz]
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1.
vi.
[intr;
foll by of] to deal with or settle -
2.
vi.
to give, sell, or transfer to another
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3.
vi.
to throw out or away
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4.
vi.
to consume, esp hurriedly
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5.
vi.
to kill
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6.
vi.
to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition
- man proposes, God disposes
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to make willing or receptive
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to adjust or place in a certain order or position
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9.
vt.
[tr;
often foll by to] to accustom or condition -
10.
n
an obsolete word for disposal
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11.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French disposer, from Latin disp
o nere to set in different places, arrange, fromdis- 1 + po nere to place
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1.
vi.
[intr;
Examples
- 合理安排人力
- dispose available manpower rationally → 安排
- 部署兵力
- dispose (or deploy) troops for battle → 部署
- 苟且了事
- dispose of sth. perfunctorily → 苟且
- 按问题的轻重缓急顺次解决
- dispose of the problems one by one in order of importance and urgency → 顺次
- 这些货不好脱手。
- These goods are difficult to dispose of. → 脱手
- 部署
- dispose; deploy → 署
- 有效防治污染必须坚决消灭污染源。
- In order to prevent and dispose of pollution effectively, we must eliminate the polluting sources. → 污染源
- 爸爸要求我下午必须处理掉这些污物。
- My father asks me to dispose of the garbage. → 污物
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