dispense /disˈpens/ vt. & vi. 1. 分配，分发；施与：dispense charity to the poor 向穷人施舍； dispense medicine to the patients 向病人施药 2. 实施，施行（法律等）：dispense the law without bias公平执法 3. 免除；豁免：dispense sb. from an obligation 免除某人的义务4.用于短语 dispense with sb./sth  取消，不用：The old lady is well enough to dispense with a nurse’s service.这位老太太身体已好了，无需护士再照料了。