dis·miss
verb/dɪsˈmɪs/
/dɪsˈmɪs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dismiss | /dɪsˈmɪs/ /dɪsˈmɪs/ |
| he / she / it dismisses | /dɪsˈmɪsɪz/ /dɪsˈmɪsɪz/ |
| past simple dismissed | /dɪsˈmɪst/ /dɪsˈmɪst/ |
| past participle dismissed | /dɪsˈmɪst/ /dɪsˈmɪst/ |
| -ing form dismissing | /dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ/ /dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ/ |
- to decide that somebody/something is not important and not worth thinking or talking about
不予考虑；摒弃；对…不屑一提 - dismiss somebody/something to dismiss a suggestion/a claim/an idea
驳回建议／要求／想法 - The criticisms were summarily dismissed by the government.
这些批评立即遭到政府驳斥。 - Rob is quick to dismiss the notion that his trip was horrific.
罗布很快就否认了他的旅行是可怕的。 - I think we can safely dismiss their objections.
我认为我们对他们的异议完全可以不予理会。 - dismiss somebody/something as something He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.
他认为民意测验毫无用处而不予理会。 - His supporters dismissed the allegations as politically motivated.
他的支持者驳斥这些指控是出于政治动机。 - Vegans are no longer dismissed as cranks.
素食者不再被视为有怪癖的人。 - The suggestion should not be dismissed out of hand (= without thinking about it).
这建议不应当直接就被摒弃。
Extra Examples- Former members of the band have dismissed talk of a comeback.
乐队前成员否认了回归的说法。 - It is no longer possible to dismiss the link between climate change and carbon emissions.
不可能再无视二氧化碳排放与气候变化之间的联系了。 - She contemptuously dismissed their complaints.
她对他们的抱怨不屑一顾。 - The minister has dismissed all the allegations against him.
部长驳回了针对他的所有指控。 - His plan was dismissed outright by his friends.
他的朋友们完全不理会他的计划。 - It is easy to dismiss him as nothing more than an old fool.
很容易就会把他当成个“老糊涂”而已。 - She dismissed their arguments as irrelevant.
她认为他们的论据毫不相关而不予考虑。 - Such reports are routinely dismissed as hysteria.
这种报道通常被认为是大肆渲染，无须多虑。 - He dismissed her suggestion out of hand.
他一口拒绝考虑她的建议。 - Many critics will casually dismiss these claims.
许多批评家会漫不经心地驳斥这些说法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quickly
- immediately
- out of hand
- …
- be unable to
- cannot
- not be possible to
- …
- as
- from
- dismiss somebody/something to dismiss a suggestion/a claim/an idea
- to put thoughts or feelings out of your mind
去除，消除，摒除（思想、感情等） - dismiss something Dismissing her fears, she climbed higher.
她排除了恐惧，爬得更高了。 - dismiss somebody/something from something He dismissed her from his mind.
他挥去了对她的思念。
Extra Examples- She could not dismiss the possibility of his guilt.
她无法排除他有罪的可能性。 - It was not easy to dismiss the matter from his thoughts.
让他不把这件事放在心上很难。 - She tried to dismiss the idea from her mind.
她试图把这种想法从头脑中赶出去。
- dismiss something Dismissing her fears, she climbed higher.
- dismiss somebody (from something) to officially remove somebody from their job
解雇；免职；开除 - She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.
她声称自己被无理免职。
Wordfinder- apply
- appoint
- contract
- dismiss
- employ
- job
- pay
- retire
- work
- workforce
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2- The court ruled that Ms Hill had been unfairly dismissed.
法庭裁定解雇希尔女士是不公正的。 - He was summarily dismissed from his job.
他被立即开除了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fairly
- unfairly
- wrongfully
- …
- from
- She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.
- dismiss somebody to send somebody away or allow them to leave
让（某人）离开；把（某人）打发走；解散 - At 12 o'clock the class was dismissed.
12 点下课了。
- At 12 o'clock the class was dismissed.
- dismiss something (law) to say that a trial or legal case should not continue, usually because there is not enough evidence
驳回；不受理 - The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
法官以证据不足驳回了此案。 - to dismiss an appeal/application
驳回上诉/申请 - The court dismissed all the charges against her.
法院驳回了对她的所有指控。
Extra Examples- Judges have to state their reasons for dismissing a case.
法官须说明驳回案件的理由。 - ‘Case dismissed!’
此案驳回！ - The case was dismissed.
该案被驳回。
- The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
- dismiss somebody (in cricket) to end the innings of a player or team
使（球员或球队）退场；使出局
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin dismiss-, variant of Latin dimiss- ‘sent away’, from the verb dimittere.