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词语辨析
dispense，deal，distribute，divide。这四个词的共同意思是“分配”。它们的区别在于：deal强调公平分配；dispense强调按需分配；distribute强调均衡分配；divide则强调人人有份。例如：The money must be dealt out fairly and justly.这笔钱必须公平分配。The new machine distributes seeds evenly and quickly.这台机器将种子又匀又快地播种下去。He dispensed money to the poor.他把钱分给穷人们。They divided the money among themselves.他们把那钱分了。（"ci"："dispense with，dispose of。这组短语意义相近，但有细微的差别。dispose of意为“处理掉，打发掉，解决掉”；而dispense with的意思是“免掉，不用；使变得不需要”。

中文词源： dispense 分配，分发 dis-, 分开，散开。-pens, 悬挂，称量，词源同pendulum, pound. 即称量，分发。 dispense
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But as such diseases often plague the same places , it is possible to dispense several drugs together , saving money .

但是，由于疾病时常席卷同一地区，同时分发几种药品也是可行的，这样可以节约资金。

Her failure there , she says , was that she was unable to dispense justice equally .

她说，她在这里的失败，是没有能力执行公正的审判。

If rich do-gooders find your objectives attractive , you might take the time to develop relationships with the foundations that dispense their philanthropy .

如果那些有钱的社会改良家发现你们团队的目标非常有吸引力，你需要花费一定精力去和那些分配他们善款的基金会取得联系。

Once computers at the new pharmacy electronically receive medication orders from ucsf physicians and pharmacists , the robotics pick , package , and dispense individual doses of pills .

新药房的计算机一旦收到ucsf内科医生和药剂师发来的电子传单，机器人就开始拣药、分包以及分发个人剂量的药片。

The first machine to dispense coins as prizes was the three-reeled card bell built by charles fey in 1898 . Slot machines thrived in san francisco .

第一种用分配硬币当作奖励的博彩机器就是查理费（charlesfey）1898年发明的“三转轴卡片叮咚机”。