in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 despatch
1 VERB 派遣;调遣 If you
dispatch someone to a place, you send them there for a particular reason.
派遣;调遣 [formal] -
He dispatched scouts ahead. [VERB noun adv./prep.]
他派侦察兵打头阵。
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The Italian government was preparing to dispatch 4,000 soldiers to search the island. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
意大利政府正准备派遣 4,000 名士兵搜索该岛。
2 VERB 发送,发出(信息、信件或包裹) If you
dispatch a message, letter, or parcel, you send it to a particular person or destination.
发送,发出(信息、信件或包裹) [formal] [Also VERB n] 3 N-COUNT (身在另一城市或国家的记者发送的)电讯,新闻报道 A
dispatch is a special report that is sent to a newspaper or broadcasting organization by a journalist who is in a different town or country.
(身在另一城市或国家的记者发送的)电讯,新闻报道 4 N-COUNT (军官或政府官员发送给总部的)急件,快信 A
dispatch is a message or report that is sent, for example, by army officers or government officials to their headquarters.
(军官或政府官员发送给总部的)急件,快信 If a soldier
is mentioned in dispatches, he or she is considered to have been extremely brave in a battle, and is recommended for a medal.
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He was hailed as a hero, mentioned in dispatches and finally given a medal.
他被誉为英雄,得到了通报表彰,最后还获得了一枚勋章。
5 VERB 处决;杀死 To
dispatch a person or an animal means to kill them.
处决;杀死 [old-fashioned] 6 VERB 迅速处理;迅速办妥 To
dispatch a job or task means to finish it quickly and efficiently without wasting time.
迅速处理;迅速办妥 [old-fashioned] 7 N-UNCOUNT [with N] 迅速;急速 If you do something
with dispatch, you do it very quickly.
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