dismiss
verb
dɪsˈmɪs
verb
1
to
refuse
to
consider
someone’s
idea,
opinion
etc,
because
you
think
it
is
not
serious,
true,
or
important
拒绝考虑，否定
The
government
has
dismissed
criticisms
that
the
country’s
health
policy
is
a
mess.
有人认为国家医疗政策一塌糊涂，政府对这种批评持否认态度。
dismiss
sth
as
sth
He
just
laughed
and
dismissed
my
proposal
as
unrealistic.
他只是笑了笑，认为我的建议不切实际，拒绝考虑。
It’s
an
idea
that
shouldn’t
be
dismissed
out
of
hand
(=dismissed
immediately
and
completely)
.
这个主意不该马上被彻底否定。
2
to
remove
someone
from
their
job
解雇，开除;
dismiss
sb
from
sth
Bryant
was
unfairly
dismissed
from
his
post.
布赖恩特被不公正地免职了。
dismiss
sb
for
sth
Employees
can
be
dismissed
for
sending
obscene
emails.
员工发送淫秽电子邮件会遭到解雇。
3
to
tell
someone
that
they
are
allowed
to
go,
or
are
no
longer
needed
[正式] 让…离开，解散
formal
The
class
was
dismissed
early
today.
今天下课早。
4
if
a
judge
dismisses
a
court
case,
he
or
she
stops
it
from
continuing
〔法官〕驳回，不受理〔案子〕
The
case
was
dismissed
owing
to
lack
of
evidence.
由于证据不足，该案被驳回了。
5
to
end
the
INNINGS
of
a
player
or
team
in
the
game
of
CRICKET
〔板球比赛中〕使〔对方击球员或球队〕出局