1.dispatch vt. 派遣;迅速解决
A messenger was dispatched to take the news to the soldiers at the front.
一名通讯员被派去给前线士兵送消息。
2.incommode vt. (使)感不便, 添麻烦, 打扰
Will it incommode you if we open the window?
如果我们打开窗户会使你觉得不适吗?
3.northward n. 北方, 北 adj. 向北的 adv. 向北的
The captain headed the ship northward.
船长把船往北开。
4.tend [tend] vi. 倾向于,易于,移向 vt, 照料
He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.
他是个很好的推销员, 可是他那随便的态度容易使人产生反感。
5.disapprobation n. 不答应, 不赞成, 非难