dispense
- v. 分发, 分配
- v. 免除
- Definition
- v. to give out or provide something
- v. to excuse someone from an obligation
- Example
- The machine will dispense a cold drink after you pay.
- 付款后，机器会自动出一杯冷饮。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to give something, especially medicine, to someone (verb).
比较义项：把某物给予或供应某人，尤指药物（动词）。
- administer
Stresses personally carrying out a formal or medical act of giving something to someone, such as a nurse giving a dose, rather than merely supplying it.
强调以正式或医疗身份亲自实施某项行为，把某物给予某人，例如护士给病人服药或注射，而不仅仅是提供、供应该物。
The nurse administered the injection carefully before the surgery.
手术前，护士小心地实施了这次注射。
- dispense 本词
Stresses handing out, providing, or supplying something, often in bulk, automatically, or through a routine process, without a hands-on medical action.
强调分发、提供或供应某物，通常是批量地、自动地或按常规流程进行，而不一定亲自动手实施医疗行为。
The vending machine dispenses snacks whenever you insert a coin.
只要投入硬币，自动售货机就会发放零食。
Both mean to give something, especially medicine, to someone. Administer means carrying out a formal act, like a nurse giving a dose. Dispense means handing out or supplying something, without treating someone directly. Administer can also mean to manage a business; that is not compared.
这两个词都可表示把药物等给到某人手中，但方式和身份不同：administer 强调以专业或正式身份亲自实施给药等行为，而 dispense 强调分发、发放或供应，未必是亲自动手的医疗行为。此处不比较 administer 表示“管理、经营”（如管理企业）的用法。