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dis·miss /dɪsˈmɪs/ ●●○ W3 verb [transitiveT]  
1  IDEAREJECT/NOT ACCEPTto 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 something as something
 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).
这个想法不该马上被全盘否定。
2  JOBBEto remove someone from their job 解雇，开除 SYN fire, sack
dismiss somebody from something
 Bryant was unfairly dismissed from his post.
布赖恩特被无理免职了。
dismiss somebody for something
 Employees can be dismissed for sending obscene emails.
员工发送淫秽电子邮件会遭到解雇。
 Register
In everyday British English, people usually say sack someone, and in everyday American English, people usually say fire someone, rather than use dismiss: 在日常英国英语中,说 “开除” 人们一般用 sack ,在日常美国英语中一般用 fire ,而不用 dismiss
He was sacked (British EnglishBrE)/fired (American EnglishAmE) for being late all the time.
他因一直迟到遭解雇。
3  SEND AWAYLEAVE A PLACE formal to tell someone that they are allowed to go, or are no longer needed 让…离开，解散
 The class was dismissed early today.
今天这个班级提早放学。
4  IN A COURTSCLif 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. SPORTDSCto 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
n COLLOCATIONS
nouns
dismiss an idea/suggestion
Both actors dismissed any idea of a romantic relationship between them.
dismiss a notion formal (=idea)
The Minister dismissed the notion that he had cut petrol tax because of the forthcoming by-election.
dismiss a possibility
The prime minister dismissed the possibility of an early election.
dismiss a claim
An industrial tribunal dismissed his claim of unfair discrimination.
dismiss an allegation/charge
She claimed that she was honest and dismissed the allegations against her.
dismiss a thought
Was he lying? I tried to dismiss the thought.
dismiss fears
The Transport Minister dismissed fears that the Cotswold railway line would close.
dismiss criticism
He dismissed criticism of the country's human rights record.
adverbs
easily/lightly (=without much thought)
This is a question that cannot be dismissed lightly.
phrases
dismiss something out of hand (=immediately, without thinking about it)
It's an interesting idea so don't dismiss it out of hand.
Examples from the Corpus
dismiss• The thin man poked the children and asked questions which the doctor dismissed.• The murder charge against Beckwith has been dismissed.• Richards dismissed criticism that the Red Cross has not educated the public about AIDS.• We can not dismiss evil as some vague spiritual force that presides outside of human behavior.• The company, which has dismissed most of its staff, said it had debt of $ 274 million.• The judge dismissed most of the police evidence, saying it was clearly fabricated.• He dismissed newspaper reports that he had expressed concern about the possibility of a recession.• The argument for higher tariffs cannot be dismissed out of hand.• After careful consideration of all the evidence and relevant law the Tribunal either upholds or dismisses the appeal.• That is how it dismisses the coal industry.• One leader dismissed the conference's findings on the environment as unproven.• When this became tiresome, he tried to dismiss the game altogether, only to find that he could not.
dismiss something as something• Some doctors still dismiss the disease as being just another type of flu.
unfairly dismissed• Are you able to claim any additional compensation if you have been unfairly dismissed?• Employees are scared to enforce their rights because if they did they would be unfairly dismissed.• He said something about they'd been unfairly dismissed.• Once the protection is acquired, the employee can make a claim that he or she has been unfairly dismissed.• They will both claim that they were unfairly dismissed because the other was the culprit but that is not the issue.• The tribunal ruled she was unfairly dismissed from her £14,000-a-year job at the union's regional headquarters in Edge Lane, Liverpool.• If a person is unfairly dismissed he may be awarded compensation.
From Longman Business Dictionary
dismissdis·miss /dɪsˈmɪs/ verb [transitiveT]
1HUMAN RESOURCESto remove someone from their job, usually because they have done something wrong
He was dismissed from his job at a bank for repeatedly turning up to work late.
2LAW to state officially that a court case cannot continue because there is not enough evidence against the accused person
The prosecution offered no evidence and the case was dismissed.
Origin dismiss
(1400-1500) Latin dimissus, past participle of dimittere “to send away”
dis·miss verb →REGISTER1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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