dispatch/despatch /disˈpætʃ/ I. vt. 派遣，调遣，发送：dispatch troops to the front 向前线调兵遣将； dispatch buses at a terminal 在终点站调度汽车 ‖II. n. ［c］ 1.(公文)急件，快信：send a dispatch 送快信 2.新闻报道：London newspapers receive dispatches from all parts of the world. 伦敦报纸接收世界各地传来的电讯。