distribute

Compared meaning: give out things to people (verb).

比较义项：分发，分配给（人或物）（动词）。

• distribute 本词

  Emphasizes spreading or dividing something among a number of people or places, often on a larger scale, done by people or organizations rather than machines.

  强调把东西分开发给多个人或多个地方，通常规模较大，多由人或组织来做，而不是机器。

  Volunteers distributed blankets to hundreds of flood victims across the city.

  志愿者把毛毯分发给了全市数百名洪灾受害者。

• dispense

  Suggests giving out a measured or fixed amount, often through a machine or by a professional following set rules, such as medicine or drinks.

  强调按固定或规定的量发放，常常通过机器或由专业人员按规则发放，比如药品或饮料。

  The pharmacist dispensed exactly the dose written on the prescription.

  药剂师完全按照处方上写的剂量发放了药品。

Distribute and dispense both mean giving things to people. Distribute means spreading or dividing something among many people or places, done by people or organizations. Dispense means giving out a fixed, measured amount, often through a machine or by a professional, as with medicine.

这两个词都表示把东西发放给需要的人，但distribute强调把物品分成多份，分给一群人或多个地点；dispense更常指按规定的量或用某种装置逐份发放，常用于机器、药物等场合。dispense还有“免除，豁免”的另一义项，这里不作比较。