dispatch
UK/dɪˈspætʃ/US/dis'pætʃ/
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Definitions
v.
To send off to a destination or for a purpose, often quickly.
派遣，发送（快速地）
v.
To deal with and finish quickly; to kill.
迅速处理；处死
n.
An official message or report, especially an urgent one.
急件，快报；公文
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedOrigin debated. One account links it to Latin *dis-* (away) + *pedica* (a foot-shackle, from pes 'foot') — 'to unshackle the foot' and send off, the same fetter image behind expedite. Another traces it to Italian/Spanish for 'to hasten.' Either way the modern sense is clear: to send off promptly. Treat the ped link as plausible but unproven.
Root ped still carries 32 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.dispatch troops派遣部队
- 2.dispatch a message发送消息
- 3.dispatch a parcel发出包裹
- 4.with dispatch迅速地
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company dispatched the parcel the same afternoon.
- 2.
Troops were dispatched to the border overnight.
- 3.
The reporter filed her dispatch from the front line.