send off to a destination or for a purpose 派遣;发送 he dispatched messages back to base. 他将消息发回基地。 [with obj. and infinitive]the government dispatched 150 police to restore order. 政府派出150名警察维持秩序。
deal with (a task problem, or opponent) quickly and efficiently 迅速办妥(任务,问题);对付对手 they dispatched the opposition. 他们迅速解决了反对意见。 ■kill 杀死 he dispatched the animal with one blow. 他一棍子就把那动物解决了。
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[mass noun]the sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose 派遣;发送 a resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force. 批准派遣维和部队的一项决议。 ■speed in action 迅速;利索 the situation might change, so he should proceed with dispatch. 情况可能会变,所以他应该迅速行动。
an official report on state or military affairs 官方报告 in his battle dispatch he described the gunner's bravery. 在他的战斗报告中,他记述了炮手的勇敢。 ■a report sent in by a newspaper's correspondent from a faraway place 新闻报道
[mass noun]the killing of someone or something 杀死 the executioner's merciful dispatch of his victims. 刽子手对他的受难者仁慈的处决。
派生 dispatcher noun 语源
early 16th cent.: from Italian dispacciare or Spanish despachar 'expedite', from dis-, des- (expressing reversal) + the base of Italian impacciare, Spanish empachar 'hinder'