dismiss

dismiss
verb
[with obj.]
  1. order or allow to leave; send away
    让…离开；把…打发走；遣散
    she dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road.
    她在街角让出租车离开。
    ■discharge from employment or office, typically on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance or dishonourable behaviour
    （尤指因为业绩不佳或不光彩的行为）开除；免职
    the prime minister dismissed five members of his cabinet.
    首相罢免了他的五个内阁成员。
    ■[no obj.](of a group assembled under someone's authority) disperse
    解散
    he told his company to dismiss.
    他让公司解散。
    ■(Law)refuse further hearing to (a case)
    (律)驳回，不受理
    the judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
    法官因缺乏证据而驳回此案。
    ■(Cricket)end the innings of (a batsman or a side)
    (板球)让（击球手，球队）退场
    Australia were dismissed for 118.
    澳大利亚队因对方得118分被退场。
    ■deliberately cease to think about
    不再考虑
    he suspected a double meaning in her words, but dismissed the thought.
    他怀疑她一语双关，但又打消了这个想法。
    ■treat as unworthy of serious consideration
    对…不屑
    it would be easy to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain.
    很容易将他贬为头脑简单四肢发达。
派生
dismissal
noun
dismissible
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from medieval Latin dismiss-, variant of Latin dimiss- 'sent away', from the verb dimittere
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