1. vt. & vi.处理；处置　 finish with; get rid of; deal with
2. vt.布置　 place persons, objects in order or in suitable positions
3. vt.使愿意或准备做　 make ready or willing

　～ briefly　简要地处理
　～ carelessly　粗心地处理
　～ criminally　有犯罪倾向
　～ effectively　有效地处理
　～ favourably　有好感
　～ lightly　轻率地处理
　～ peacefully　平静地处置
　～ satisfactorily　满意地解决
　～ successfully　处理得很成功
　～ sympathetically　寄予同情
　～ for a walk　去散步
　～ of　处置，处理，安排，除掉，解决，卖掉，干掉
　～ of argument　解决争论
　～ of articles　卖掉物品
　～ of chemical wastes　处理化学废物
　～ of an enemy sentry　干掉敌人的哨兵
　～ of one's house　出售房屋
　～ of one's opponents　除掉对手
　～ of the opposition　对付反对派
　～ of one's possessions　处理财产
　～ of problem　解决问题
　～ of the rubbish　清除垃圾
　～ of one's time　支配时间
　～ of the workers　解雇工人
　～ to innovation　有意于革新

　God disposes all things according to His will.　上帝以他的旨意处置万物。
　They disposed troops along the river.　他们沿着河部署军队。
　The commander disposed his forces so as to make an attack on the enemy.　司令官对他的部队做了部署以便进攻敌军。
　The admiral disposed his battleships in the form of a crescent.　舰队司令把战舰排列成新月形。
　The worker disposed his tools within easy reach.　工人把工具放在顺手可取的地方。
　She disposed the furniture in proper order.　她将家具安放在适当的地方。
　The store disposed the jewelry in an attractive display.　商店把珠宝放在显眼的地方。
　The low salary did not disposed Mr. Smith to accept the position.　低薪使史密斯先生没有接受这个位子。
　Your news disposes us to believe that Harvey has won a prize.　你讲的消息使我们相信，哈维已得了奖。
　His criminal records does not dispose me to trust him.　他的犯罪前科使我无法信任他。
　Such an argument doesn't dispose him to acknowledge defeat.　这样的论证难以使他认输。
　The mayor is disposed to listen to suggestions.　市长乐于倾听各种建议。
　I'm not disposed to argue with you any longer.　我不想和你再争论下去了。
　I'm not disposed to go to attend her birthday party.　我不愿意去参加她的生日聚会。
　We are disposed to help that lazy fellow.　我们不乐意帮助那个懒汉。

 ♣ dispose for　(v.+prep.)
　愿意　want to do sth
　I am disposed for a game of chess.　我想下一盘棋。
　Do you feel disposed for a bath?　你愿意洗个澡吗?
 ♣ dispose of　(v.+prep.)
　〔说明〕 dispose of常不用于进行体。
1. 将（某物）处理掉 get rid of (sth) by selling or giving or throwing it away
　While you're cleaning out the garage, please dispose of those piles old newspapers.　在你们清理车库时，请把那几堆旧报纸处理掉。
　They disposed of the city's waste in the sea.　他们把城里的垃圾倒入海中。
　Can you dispose of all the rubbish?　你能把所有的垃圾都清除掉吗?
　They empowered him to dispose of the farm's property and funds.　他们授权他处理农场的财产和资金。
　I have disposed of my bicycle.　我已卖掉了我的自行车。
　He doesn't know how to dispose of his spare time.　他不知如何打发业余时间。
　Our scouts quietly disposed of the enemy sentry and entered the compound.　我侦察兵不声不响地干掉敌军的哨兵，潜进了敌军的大院。
　We will have to dispose of the mice in the attic.　我们必须消灭阁楼里的老鼠。
2. 驳倒或击败 destroy (an argument or opponent)
　The next speaker quickly disposed of his weak argument.　下一个发言人很快就驳倒了他那个缺乏说服力的观点。
　The experienced politician disposed of the attack in a few minutes.　这个富有经验的政治家没用几分钟就挫败了这一进攻。
　The champion disposed of the other fighter by knocking him out in the second round.　这位冠军在第二回合把对手打出场外而将其击败。
　Our plane disposed of two enemy planes.　我军飞机击落两架敌机。
3. 解决 find an answer to (a difficulty, doubt, etc.)
　A few years of effort could dispose of the housing shortage.　几年的努力有可能解决住房的短缺。
　The committee soon disposed of business.　委员会很快就把问题解决了。
　Well, that disposes of the difficulty of choosing a holiday place.　好啦，那可解决了选择度假地点的困难了。
4. 将（某物）吃光喝净 eat or drink (sth) until it is finished
　Those children certainly disposed of all the food that I prepared for the party!　那些孩子当然把我为宴会准备的食物全部吃完喽！
 ♣ dispose to　(v.+prep.)
1. 使倾向于 cause to tend to sth
　Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny and husbands to jealousy.　猜疑使君王倾向于专制，使丈夫倾向于妒忌。
　He is disposed to sudden periods of anger.　他易于突然发怒。
　He seemed disposed to that.　他似乎倾向于那一点。
2. 使易患… cause to fall ill
　Getting your feet wet disposes you to catching cold.　把脚弄湿易使你感冒。
 ♣ dispose towards　(v.+prep.)
　对…持有某种态度或怀有某种感情　give a feeling of the stated type towards (sth or sb)
　We were all very well disposed towards her and made her welcome.　我们大家都很喜欢她，向她表示欢迎。
　They were all sympathetically disposed towards her bitter experience.　他们都对她的悲惨遭遇寄予同情。
　The boss was ill disposed towards his secretary.　老板对他的秘书很反感。
　The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.　纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。
　Students are usually well disposed towards this informal method of teaching.　学生通常对这种不正规的教法很有好感。

 ♣ dispose of, dispense with
　这组短语意义相近，但有细微的差别。dispose of意为“处理掉，打发掉，解决掉”；而dispense with的意思是“免掉，不用；使变得不需要”。
 ♣ dispose of, deal with, manage, transact, treat
　参见deal条。