(1) 处理，清除(act of getting rid of) [U]：the problem of waste/bomb～处理废物/炸弹的问题;the～of rubbish/waste material/waste paper/nuclear waste 垃圾/无用的材料/废纸/核废物的处理;

(2) 处理(置)(act or method of attending to or settling a matter) [U]：the～of one's property/a bankrupt company's assets 财产/破产公司资产的处理;the～of business affairs/difficulties 商务/难题的处理;the principal's～of sb's application 校长对某人申请的处理;

(3) 安排，配(布)置，部署(arrangement) [U]：the～of troops 部队的部署;

at one's/sb's disposal 任……使用(支配)：My time/library is always at your～. 我的时间/藏书永远由您支配(使用)。My services are always at your～. 我永远为您效劳。They have a well-stocked library/a car at their～. 他们有一个藏书丰富的图书馆/一辆汽车供他们使用。He put(placed) his car/￡100/a secretary at her～. 他把他的汽车/100英镑/一个秘书交她使用。knowledge at modern man's～供现代人使用的知识;

← dis′pose vt