dispose
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dis·pose /dɪˈspəʊz $ -ˈspoʊz/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] 1 formalPUTARRANGE A GROUP OF THINGS OR PEOPLE to arrange things or put them in their places 安排，编排，处理，支配〔事物〕 Chinese vases are disposed around the gallery. 中国花瓶摆放在展馆四周。2 dispose of something phrasal verb a) GET RID OFto get rid of something, especially something that is difficult to get rid of 丢弃，处理〔尤指难以清除的东西〕 an incinerator built to dispose of toxic waste 为处理有毒废料建造的一座焚化炉b) to sell something, especially part of a business 转让，变卖〔尤指企业资产的一部分〕 I am still not sure how best to dispose of the shares. 我仍然不能确定这些股份怎样处置最好。c) DEAL WITH formal to deal with something such as a problem or question successfully 处理，解决，应付 Your idea at least disposes of the immediate problem. 你的主意至少解决了最紧迫的问题。d) BEAT/DEFEATto defeat an opponent 战胜，打败〔对手〕 Two goals by Raúl disposed of Barcelona. 劳尔的两粒入球击败了巴塞罗那队。3 dispose somebody to/towards something phrasal verb formal THINK ABOUTto make someone more likely to have particular feelings or thoughts 使〔某人〕较倾向于〔某种感觉或想法〕 The body releases a chemical that disposes you towards sleep. 体内释放出一种使人昏昏欲睡的化学物质。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
dispose• McLaws' troops were disposed as on the previous day, with orders to hold the enemy in front...• Each bird disposed itself on the sea like a great white flower.• Over a few years he disposed of about £40,000.• It's especially useful in lofts or cellars, and will also dispose of bath and/or shower waste through the same pipes.• Avoid inhaling sawdust of pressure-treated wood, and do not burn any scraps; dispose of both in the trash.• Sin could be repented of by an act of volition; failure could not be disposed of so easily.• Personal property managers acquire, distribute, and store supplies, and may sell or dispose of surplus property.From Longman Business Dictionarydisposedis‧pose /dɪˈspəʊz-ˈspoʊz/ verb → dispose of something→ See Verb tableOrigin dispose (1300-1400) French disposer, from Latin disponere “to arrange”dis·pose verbChineseSyllable
put places things to in Business their them or Corpus arrange
dispose
dis‧pose AC /dɪˈspəʊz $ -ˈspoʊz/
verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
Chinese vases are disposed around the gallery.
dispose of something phrasal verb
1. to get rid of something, especially something that is difficult to get rid of:
an incinerator built to dispose of toxic waste
2. to sell something, especially part of a business:
I am still not sure how best to dispose of the shares.
3. formal to deal with something such as a problem or question successfully:
Your idea at least disposes of the immediate problem.
4. to defeat an opponent:
Two goals by Raúl disposed of Barcelona.
dispose somebody to/towards something phrasal verb formal
to make someone more likely to have particular feelings or thoughts:
The body releases a chemical that disposes you towards sleep.
dis‧pose AC /dɪˈspəʊz $ -ˈspoʊz/
verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: disposer, from Latin disponere 'to arrange'
formal to arrange things or put them in their places:Language: French
Origin: disposer, from Latin disponere 'to arrange'
dispose of something phrasal verb
1. to get rid of something, especially something that is difficult to get rid of:
2. to sell something, especially part of a business:
3. formal to deal with something such as a problem or question successfully:
4. to defeat an opponent:
dispose somebody to/towards something phrasal verb formal
to make someone more likely to have particular feelings or thoughts:
