[] to provide sth or give it out to people 分配;分给◆The machine dispenses a range of drinks and snacks. 这台机器可以发售各种饮料和小吃。◆The organization has dispensed over $35 million in small business grants. 这机构已经给小企业捐赠了 3500 多万元。
[] to prepare medicine and give it to people, as a job 配(药)◆About 115 million prescriptions were dispensed through July of this year. 今年七月份已配制了大约 1.15 亿份处方药物。◆(BrE) a dispensing chemist 药剂师
●diˈspense with sb/sthto stop using sb/sth because you no longer need them or it 省却;免除;不需要◆Debit cards dispense with the need for cash altogether. 有了借记卡就完全不需要用现金了。◆He has dispensed with the services of management consultants. 他已经不再需要管理顾问的服务了。