dismiss
verb
uk/dɪˈsmɪs/us/dɪˈsmɪs/dismissverb(NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY)
C1[T]
todecidethat something or someone is notimportantand notworthconsidering:
对…不予理会,摒弃,(从头脑中)去除Ithinkhe'd dismissed measanidiotwithin fiveminutesofmeetingme.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 theideabefore we'veeventhoughtabout it.我们还是别不假思索就把这种想法排除在外。
Just dismiss thosethoughtsfromyourmind- they'recrazyand notworththinkingabout.别去管那些想法了——那些想法太离谱,不值得考虑。
- The M.P.'sspeechwas dismissed by heropponentsascrudeelectioneering.
- Thecallfor a one-daynationalstrikewas dismissed asgesturepolitics.
- Theprimeminister'sproposalwasimmediatelydismissed as a backdoortaxincrease.
- Rumours that they are about tomarryhave been dismissed aspurespeculation.
- He dismissed Bryan as nothing more than anamateur.
Treating as unimportant
- blow
- blowsomething/someoneoff
- brushsomeone/somethingaside
- chopped liver
- damn
- denigrate
- denigration
- front
- laugh
- leavesomethingat the dooridiom
- look down onsomeone
- minoritize
- never
- on the front burneridiom
- shrugsomethingoff
- skate over/aroundsomething
- sniff atsomething
- sweepsomethingaside
- talksomethingdown
- wave
dismissverb(END JOB)
C1[Toften passive]
toremovesomeone fromtheirjob,especiallybecause they have done somethingwrong:
(尤指因做错事)使免职,将…解职,解雇He has been dismissedfromhisjobforincompetence.他因无法胜任工作而被解职。
Synonyms
fire(REMOVE FROM A JOB)
sack(JOB)mainlyUK
Firing staff
- axe
- be out onyourearidiom
- castsomeoneadriftidiom
- chop
- constructive dismissal
- decertification
- get the pushidiom
- givesomeonethe heave-hoidiom
- heave-ho
- invalidsomeoneout
- laysomeoneoff
- relieve
- removal
- remove
- retire
- rightsize
- rightsizing
- sack
- terminate
- termination
dismissverb(SEND AWAY)
[T]
toformallyaskorordersomeone toleave:
遣散;解散Theprofessordismissed theclassearly because she had ameeting.教授因为要去开会而提前下课。
[T]
When ajudgedismisses acourtcase, he or sheformallystopsthetrial, often because there is not enoughproofthat someone isguilty:
(常指法官因证据不足而)驳回,不受理Thedefendinglawyeraskedthat thechargeagainst hisclientbe dismissed.辩护律师请求驳回对其委托人的指控。
Evicting and forcing to leave
- bootsomeoneoff (something)
- bootsomeoneout (ofsomething)
- bump
- chuck
- chucksomeoneout
- clearsomeoneoffsomething
- clearance
- dislocated
- extraditable
- extradite
- extradition
- flingsomething/someoneout
- flushsomeone/somethingout
- ship
- shipsomeoneoff
- showsomeonethe dooridiom
- slam dunk
- slingsomeoneout
- smoke
- throw
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