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dispense 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/disˈpens/,
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dispensing, present participle; dispensed, past tense; dispenses, 3rd person singular present; dispensed, past participle;
  1. Distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people
    • - he dispensed a gentle pat on Claude's back
  2. (of a machine) Supply (a product or cash)
    • - the machines dispense a range of drinks and snacks
  3. (of a pharmacist) Make up and give out (medicine) according to a doctor's prescription

  4. Manage without; get rid of
    • - let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?
  5. Give special exemption from (a law or rule)
    • - the Secretary of State was empowered to dispense with the nationality requirement in individual cases
  6. Grant (someone) an exemption from a religious obligation
    • - the pope personally nominated him as bishop, dispensing him from his impediment
  1. distribute: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
  2. grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"
  3. administer: give or apply (medications)
  4. (dispensed) distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions; "medicines dispensed to the sick"
  5. Cost, expenditure; The act of dispensing, dispensation; To issue, distribute, or put out; To eliminate or do without–used intransitively with with
  6. (DISPENSING) To supply a clinically appropriate medicine to a patient or care giver, usually against a written prescription, for self-administration or administration by another professional, and to advise on safe and effective use. [Source: Global Conference on the Future of Hospital Pharmacy]
  7. (Dispensing) The act of providing medication to a patient or their representative. This includes providing consultation on the way in which the medication should be taken or administered.
  8. (Dispensing) To create a specific volume of liquid by pulsing a pump one or more times, until the total volume of liquid required has been pumped.
  9. (Dispensing) Transferring fuel to drums, cans, and vehicles.
  10. (Dispensing) the process of preparing, checking, and delivering prescribed medication and associated information under pharmacist supervision.
  11. (dispensing (syringe)) Application of adhesives by pressurized (hydraulic or pneumatic) force for a specific period required to emit an ‘appropriate’ amount of material through the needle and onto the target location.
  12. Portion out a nutrient medium into containers, such as test tubes, jars, Erlenmeyer flasks, Petri dishes, etc.
  13. To deliver a prescribed drug to an ultimate user, including the compounding, packaging, and labeling necessary to prepare the prescribed drug.
  14. To interpret, evaluate, and implement a prescription drug order or chart order, including the preparation of a drug or device for a patient or patient's agent in a suitable container, appropriately labeled, for subsequent administration to or use by a patient.