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dismiss

UK //dɪsˈmɪs//US //dɪsˈmɪs//

词源

源自拉丁语 'dismissus',意为 'send away'(遣散),由 'dis-'(离开)和 'mittere'(发送)组成。

verb

❶ 让某人离开或解散,通常指正式地结束会议、课程或让员工离职。

“The teacher dismissed the class early.”

(老师提前下课了。)

“The manager dismissed the employee for poor performance.”

(经理因员工表现不佳而解雇了他。)

❶ 不考虑或忽视某事,认为其不重要或不相关。

“He dismissed her concerns as trivial.”

(他认为她的担忧微不足道而不予理会。)

“She dismissed the rumors as baseless.”

(她认为这些谣言毫无根据而不予理睬。)

同义词:discharge, terminate, ignore, reject, disregard

常见短语

dismiss out of hand — 立即拒绝或不予考虑某事,通常未经深思熟虑。

“He dismissed the proposal out of hand.”

(他立即拒绝了这一提议。)

dismiss from one's mind — 不再考虑或忘记某事,通常指摆脱负面情绪或想法。

“She tried to dismiss the incident from her mind.”

(她试图忘记这件事。)