1. 派遣;调遣
    If you dispatch someone to a place, you send them there for a particular reason.

    e.g. He dispatched scouts ahead...
           他派侦察兵打头阵。
    e.g. The Italian government was preparing to dispatch 4,000 soldiers to search the island.
           意大利政府正准备派遣 4,000 名士兵搜索该岛。

2. 发送，发出（信息、信件或包裹）
    If you dispatch a message, letter, or parcel, you send it to a particular person or destination.

    e.g. The victory inspired him to dispatch a gleeful telegram to Roosevelt...
           胜利促使他给罗斯福发了封喜报。
    e.g. Free gifts are dispatched separately so please allow 28 days for delivery.
           赠品会分开发送，所以请预留28天的送货期。

3. (身在另一城市或国家的记者发送的)电讯，新闻报道
    A dispatch is a special report that is sent to a newspaper or broadcasting organization by a journalist who is in a different town or country.

    e.g. ...this despatch from our West Africa correspondent.
           我台驻西非记者发来的这一报道

4. (军官或政府官员发送给总部的)急件，快信
    A dispatch is a message or report that is sent, for example, by army officers or government officials to their headquarters.

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    e.g. I was carrying dispatches from the ambassador.
           我正拿着大使的急件。

5. 处决;杀死
    To dispatch a person or an animal means to kill them.

    e.g. The fox takes his chance with a pack of hounds which may catch him and despatch him immediately.
           那只狐狸和一群随时可能置其于死地的猎狗冒险周旋。

6. 迅速处理;迅速办妥
    To dispatch a job or task means to finish it quickly and efficiently without wasting time.

    e.g. Amy sat outside in the sun while Gerald despatched his business.
           埃米坐在外面晒太阳，而杰拉尔德则忙着处理个人事务。

7. 迅速;急速
    If you do something with dispatch, you do it very quickly.

    e.g. He feels we should act with despatch.
           他觉得我们应该迅速行动。