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VERB
派遣;调遣
If you dispatch someone to a place, you send them there for a particular reason.
例句
He dispatched scouts ahead...
他派侦察兵打头阵。
The Italian government was preparing to dispatch 4,000 soldiers to search the island.
意大利政府正准备派遣 4,000 名士兵搜索该岛。
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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.
例句
The victory inspired him to dispatch a gleeful telegram to Roosevelt...
胜利促使他给罗斯福发了封喜报。
Free gifts are dispatched separately so please allow 28 days for delivery.
赠品会分开发送,所以请预留28天的送货期。
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(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.
例句
...this despatch from our West Africa correspondent.
我台驻西非记者发来的这一报道
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(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.
例句
I was carrying dispatches from the ambassador.
我正拿着大使的急件。
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VERB
处决;杀死
To dispatch a person or an animal means to kill them.
例句
The fox takes his chance with a pack of hounds which may catch him and despatch him immediately.
那只狐狸和一群随时可能置其于死地的猎狗冒险周旋。
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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.
例句
Amy sat outside in the sun while Gerald despatched his business.
埃米坐在外面晒太阳,而杰拉尔德则忙着处理个人事务。
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N-UNCOUNT
迅速;急速
If you do something with dispatch, you do it very quickly.
例句
He feels we should act with despatch.
他觉得我们应该迅速行动。