[, ]the sale of part of a business, property, etc.（企业、财产等的）出售；清理；让与◆the disposal of the company's chemical services division这公司化学服务部门的出售◆The disposal is expected to raise around $50 m.出售这项资产预计可以筹集到约 5 000 万元。◆The sale is part of an asset disposal to shore up the company's finances.这项拍卖是出售资产的一部分，用以支撑公司旳财政。 [] the act of getting rid of sth that you do not want or cannot keep处理；清理◆Disposal of industrial waste is a serious problem.工业废料的清理是一个严重的问题。◆waste disposal废料清理●at sb's disˈposalavailable for sb to use随某人自由处理；由某人随意支配◆Larger companies have larger resources at their disposal.大公司拥有更多可自己支配的资源