Disposal



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解释

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• n. 清除, 处理
• ［英］ n. 清除, 处理 ( action of getting rid of)
• ［类］ recycle : disposal / rehabilitate : demolition ( 回收利用不销毁 / 修复不毁坏)
• ［例］ The safe diaposal of nuclear waste is a major problem.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1630
• 1. the power or authority to dispose or make use of as one chooses <the car was at my disposal>
• 2. the act or process of disposing: as
  • a. orderly placement or distribution
  • b. regulation, administration
  • c. the act or action of presenting or bestowing something <disposal of favors>
  • d. systematic destruction; especially destruction or transformation of garbage
• 3. \［garbage disposal unit\］ a device used to reduce waste matter (as by grinding)

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