| 单词 | dispatch |
| 释义 | dispatch v. & n. (also despatch) --vtr. 1. send off to a destination or for a purpose (dispatched him with the message). 2. perform (business, a task, etc.) promptly; finish off. 3. kill, execute (dispatched him with the revolver). 4. colloq. eat (food, a meal, etc.) quickly. --n 1. the act or an instance of sending (a messenger, letter, etc.). 2. the act or an instance of killing; execution. 3. a an official written message on State or esp. military affairs. b a report sent in by a newspaper's correspondent, usu. from a foreign country. 4. promptness, efficiency (done with dispatch). Phrases and idioms dispatch-box (or -case) a container for esp. official State or military documents or dispatches. dispatch-rider a motor cyclist or rider on horseback carrying military dispatches. Derivatives dispatcher n. Etymology: It. dispacciare or Sp. despachar expedite (as DIS-, It. impacciare and Sp. empachar hinder, of uncert. orig.) |
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