dispatch

dispatch
(亦作 despatch)
verb
[with obj.]
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
noun
  1. [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。
  2. 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
  3. [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
  1. early 16th cent.: from Italian dispacciare or Spanish despachar 'expedite', from dis-, des- (expressing reversal) + the base of Italian impacciare, Spanish empachar 'hinder'
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