1. dis- "apart" + pos- + -e.
2. 含义:put things apart, put things to their different positions (directions), put in order, arrange, distribute.
3. 也就是把各种事情、东西放置到他们各自不同的位置上。
late 14c., from Old French disposer (13c.) "arrange, order, control, regulate" (influenced in form by poser "to place"), from Latin disponere "put in order, arrange, distribute," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + ponere "to put, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)). Related: Disposed; disposing.
权威例句
1. He alleged that they had hired an assassin to dispose of him.
他宣称他们已雇了刺客来除掉他。
2. They have no way to dispose of the hazardous waste they produce.
他们没有办法处理掉自己产生的有害废料。
3. He doesn't know how to dispose of his spare time.
他不知如何打发空余时间.
4. We will have to dispose of the mice in the attic.
我们必须消灭阁楼里的老鼠.
5. The United States tried to dispose of its grain surpluses.
美国努力把过剩粮食处理掉.
词语辨析
【extinguish, dispose, erase, exclude, cancel, eliminate, abolish】
这组词都有“取消,除掉”的意思,其区别是:
extinguish: v.熄灭,扑灭(火);使沉默,使暗淡。
• Firefighters extinguished a big fire. 消防队员扑灭了大火。
dispose: v.处理,处置;表示“除掉、扔掉”时常与of连用。(这一点需要注意。)
• After your picnic, please dispose of the litter. 野餐后请清除掉垃圾。
erase: v.除去,擦掉,指有意识地除去字迹、声音等。
• I erased the music on the tape before recording on the tape again. 我在往磁带上录音之前先消掉了上面的音乐。
exclude: v.排斥;排除,不包括在内,与include互为反义词。
• The restaurant excludes anyone who is not properly dressed from entering. 衣冠不整者不得进入该餐馆。
cancel: v.对预先安排的某种活动(如旅行、计划、会议等)的取消;删去(字、句)。
• The meeting has been cancelled because of the flu. 会议由于流感而取消了。
eliminate: v.指消除、淘汰已经存在但是现在不需要的东西。
• The losing team was eliminated from further competition. 失利的那个队被淘汰了,不能参加下一阶段的比赛。
• The doctor helped him eliminate toxins from the intestine. 医生帮助他排出肠中毒素。
abolish: v.指对法律、习俗、制度的废除;完全破坏。
• The government abolished the tax on alcohol. 政府取消了酒税。