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；分發 - dispense something (to somebody) (formal)
to provide something, especially a service, for people 施與，提供（尤指服務） The organization dispenses free healthcare to the poor. 這個機構爲窮人提供免費醫療。 to dispense justice/advice 執法；給予忠告
Extra ExamplesHe was responsible for dispensing justice on the island. 他負責在島上主持正義。 His role is to dispense advice and control the budget. 他的職責是給予建議和控制預算。
- dispense something
to prepare medicine and give it to people, as a job 配（藥）；發（藥） A pharmacist will never dispense a prescription unless he or she knows it is genuine. 除非確認處方是真的，否則藥劑師絕不會按方配藥。 - (British English)
to dispense medicine 發藥 - (British English)
The ethanol should be available from any dispensing chemist. 乙醇應該可以從任何配藥化學家那裏得到。
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicinec2Only qualified pharmacists can dispense prescriptions. 只有合格的藥劑師才能開處方。 It is illegal to dispense drugs to children under sixteen. 給16歲以下的兒童配藥是非法的。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispensare ‘continue to weigh out or disburse’, from the verb dispendere, based on pendere ‘weigh’.