搜尋結果
dispose
- IPA[dɪˈspəʊz]
英式
- get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else;kill
verb: dispose, 3rd person present: disposes, gerund or present participle: disposing, past tense: disposed, past participle: disposed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else the waste is disposed of in the North Sea people now have substantial assets to dispose of after their death
- ▪ informal kill all of them have been efficient in disposing of their rivals by deadly means
- ▪ overcome (a rival or threat) the Scottish champions were buoyant after they disposed of English champions Leeds
- ▪ informal consume (food or drink) quickly or enthusiastically she watched him dispose of a large slice of cheese
- 2. incline (someone) towards a particular activity or mood prolactin, a calming hormone, is released, disposing you towards sleep personalities that dispose them to be uncooperative and egotistic 同義詞
- 3. arrange in a particular position the chief disposed his attendants in a circle 同義詞
- ▪ literary determine the course of events the government proposed, but the trade union movement disposed