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dispense

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dispense
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he / she / it dispenses
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past simple dispensed
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past participle dispensed
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-ing form dispensing
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. dispense something (to somebody) (formal) to give out something to people分配；分发
    • The machine dispenses a range of drinks and snacks.这台机器发售各种饮料和小吃。🔊🔊
    • He dispensed hospitality lavishly in an effort to win votes.他慷慨地招待客人，以赢得选票。
  2. dispense something (to somebody) (formal) to provide something, especially a service, for people施与，提供（尤指服务）
    • The organization dispenses free healthcare to the poor.这个机构为穷人提供免费医疗。🔊🔊
    • to dispense justice/advice执法；给予忠告
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    • He was responsible for dispensing justice on the island.他负责在岛上伸张正义。
    • His role is to dispense advice and control the budget.他的职责是给予建议和控制预算。
  3. dispense something to prepare medicine and give it to people, as a job配（药）；发（药）
    • A pharmacist will never dispense a prescription unless he or she knows it is genuine.除非确认处方是真的，否则药剂师绝不会按方配药。
    • (British English) to dispense medicine发药
    • (British English) The ethanol should be available from any dispensing chemist.乙醇可以从任何配药师那里获得。
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    • Only qualified pharmacists can dispense prescriptions.只有合格的药剂师才能配药。
    • It is illegal to dispense drugs to children under sixteen.向16岁以下的儿童分发毒品是违法的。
    Topics Medicinec2
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispensare ‘continue to weigh out or disburse’, from the verb dispendere, based on pendere ‘weigh’.