[no obj.](dispose of)get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else 丢掉;处理 the waste is disposed of in the North Sea. 废物被扔入北海。 people now have substantial assets to dispose of after their death. 现在人们在死后有大量的资产要处理。 ■(informal)kill; destroy (非正式)杀死;毁掉 her lover came up with hundreds of schemes for disposing of her husband. 她的情人想出了许多干掉她丈夫的计划。 ■overcome (a rival or threat) 战胜(对手);克服(危险) the Scottish champions were buoyant after they disposed of English champions Leeds. 苏格兰冠军在战胜英格兰冠军利兹队后感到轻松愉快。 ■(informal)consume (food or drink) quickly or enthusiastically (非正式)快速地(或急切地)吃喝,狼吞虎咽 she watched him dispose of a large slice of cheese. 她看着他狼吞虎咽地吃下一大块奶酪。
[with obj. and adverbial]arrange in a particular position 安置;安排 the chief disposed his attendants in a circle. 酋长让他的随从站成一圈。
bring (someone) into a particular frame of mind 使(某人)处于特定心境 prolactin, a calming hormone, is released, disposing you towards sleep. 催乳激素,一种起镇定作用的荷尔蒙,会让你昏昏欲睡。 [with obj. and infinitive]if you touch the female readers' hearts, it might dispose their husbands to be charitable. 如果你能打动女读者的心,也许能让他们的丈夫大发慈悲。 Latin ■[no obj.](poetic/literary)determine the course of events (诗/文)决定事态发展 the government proposed, but the trade union movement disposed. 谋事的是政府,而成事的是工会运动。
派生 disposer noun
a waste disposer 废物清除器 a disposer of grants and subsidies. 拨款和补助的安排者。
语源
late Middle English: from Old French disposer, from Latin disponere 'arrange', influenced by dispositus 'arranged' and Old French poser 'to place'