| 词组 | dismiss |
| 释义 | dismiss /dɪsˈmɪs/ verb 1. to refuse to consider someone’s idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or importantnounsdismiss an idea Both actors dismissed any idea of a romantic relationship between them.dismiss a suggestion/proposal He dismissed suggestions by his rival that he should resign.dismiss a possibility The prime minister dismissed the possibility of an early election.dismiss a claim An industrial tribunal dismissed his claim of unfair dismissal.dismiss an allegation/charge She dismissed all the allegations against her, saying they were completely unfounded.dismiss a thought I tried to dismiss the thought that he could be lying to me.dismiss fears The Transport minister dismissed fears that the railway line would close.dismiss criticism He dismissed criticism of the country’s human rights record.adverbsdismiss sth easily/lightly (=without much thought) This is a question that cannot be dismissed lightly.quickly dismiss sth He quickly dismissed the idea as unworkable.casually dismiss sth (=without thinking about it seriously enough) You can’t just casually dismiss her opinion like that.phrasesdismiss sth out of hand (=immediately, without thinking about it) It’s an interesting idea so don’t dismiss it out of hand.dismiss sth as unrealistic/false/ridiculous etc We dismissed his proposal as completely unworkable.dismiss sth as nonsense/a fake/a joke etc She dismissed the comments as ‘a joke’.2. to make someone leave their job, usually because they have done something wrongprepositions/adverbsdismiss sb from their job/post/position He was dismissed from his post as chairman of the party.dismiss sb for sth/on the grounds of sth (=for a particular reason) The senior nursing officer was dismissed for misconduct.be unfairly dismissed The tribunal decided that she was unfairly dismissed from her job. |
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