vt.

1. 分配，分发；施给[（+to）]
   The government dispensed emergency food to the flood victims.

   政府把应急食品发给水灾受害者。

   He dispenses equal justice to all.

   他对所有人一律公平对待。

2. 执行，施行；管理
3. 配（药），配（方）
   The pharmacist dispensed the prescription with great care.

   药剂师精心配方。

4. 免除[（+from）]
   The coach dispensed the injured player from practice.

   教练准许受伤的队员不参加训练。

vi.

1. 免除；省掉[（+with）]
   Let's dispense with ceremony.

   我们不要拘泥于礼仪。

v.

1. distribute to a number of people.
   ▸(of a machine or container) supply or release (a product or cash).
   ▸(of a chemist) supply (medicine) according to a prescription.
2. (dispense with) get rid of or manage without.
3. exempt (someone) from a religious obligation.