動(dòng)詞 dispense:

1. administer or bestow, as in small portions
   同義詞：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)
   同義詞：administer

1. We'll have to dispense with a car.
   我們只好放棄汽車(chē)。
2. She cannot dispense with a servant.
   她不能沒(méi)有傭人。
3. The doctor dispensed a prescription to his patient.
   醫(yī)生開(kāi)處方給病人配藥。

dis.pense

v.（動(dòng)詞）
dis.pensed,dis.pens.ing,dis.pens.es
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To deal out in parts or portions; distribute.See Synonyms at distribute
分配，分發(fā)：分成幾部分或幾份；分配參見(jiàn) distribute
To prepare and give out (medicines).
配（藥）：準(zhǔn)備并給出（藥）
To administer (laws, for example).
實(shí)施、執(zhí)行（如法律）
To exempt or release, as from a duty or religious obligation.
免除或豁免，如職責(zé)或宗教義務(wù)
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To grant a dispensation or an exemption.
特許，豁免

<常用詞組>dispense with
To manage without; forgo:
省略，放棄：沒(méi)有…也行；放棄：
例句：
Let`s dispense with the formalities.
讓我們免去那些禮節(jié)吧

To get rid of; do away with:
摒棄；廢除：
例句：
a country that has dispensed with tariff barriers.
已廢除關(guān)稅障礙的國(guó)家

來(lái)源：
Middle English dispensen
中古英語(yǔ) dispensen
from Old French dispenser
源自 古法語(yǔ) dispenser
from Latin dispôns3re [to distribute] [frequentative of] dispendere [to weigh out]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) dispôns3re [分發(fā)，分配] [] dispendere的重復(fù)動(dòng)詞 [稱出重量]
dis- [out] * see dis-
dis- [外，外面，向外] *參見(jiàn) dis-
pendere [to weigh] * see (s)pen-
pendere [稱…的重量，稱] *參見(jiàn) (s)pen-