dismiss
verb uk/dɪˈsmɪs/ us/dɪˈsmɪs/
(NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY)
C1 [ T ]对…不予理会，摒弃，（从头脑中）去除
to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
I think he'd dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me. 我认为他和我见面5分钟后就把我归入了傻瓜之列。
Let's not just dismiss the idea before we've even thought about it. 我们还是别不假思索就把这种想法排除在外。
Just dismiss those thoughts from your mind - they're crazy and not worth thinking about. 别去管那些想法了——那些想法太离谱，不值得考虑。
- More examples
- The M.P.'s speech was dismissed by her opponents as crude electioneering.
- The call for a one-day national strike was dismissed as gesture politics.
- The prime minister's proposal was immediately dismissed as a back door tax increase.
- Rumours that they are about to marry have been dismissed as pure speculation.
- He dismissed Bryan as nothing more than an amateur.
(END JOB)
C1 [ T often passive ]（尤指因做错事）使免职，将…解职，解雇
to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong
He has been dismissed from his job for incompetence. 他因无法胜任工作而被解职。
Synonyms: fire (REMOVE FROM A JOB)sack (JOB)
(SEND AWAY)
[ T ]遣散;解散
to formally ask or order someone to leave
The professor dismissed the class early because she had a meeting. 教授因为要去开会而提前下课。
[ T ]（常指法官因证据不足而）驳回，不受理
When a judge dismisses a court case, he or she formally stops the trial, often because there is not enough proof that someone is guilty.
The defending lawyer asked that the charge against his client be dismissed. 辩护律师请求驳回对其委托人的指控。