dismiss

1. V-T If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider. 不予理會(huì)

Mr. Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation. 韋克厄姆先生把這些報(bào)道當(dāng)作臆測而不予理會(huì)。

2. V-T If you dismiss something from your mind, you stop thinking about it. 不再考慮

I dismissed the problem from my mind. 我從心中摒除了這個(gè)問題。

3. V-T When an employer dismisses an employee, the employer tells the employee that they are no longer needed to do the job that they have been doing. 解雇

...the power to dismiss civil servants who refuse to work. …解雇拒絕工作的公務(wù)員們的權(quán)力。

4. V-T If you are dismissed by someone in authority, they tell you that you can go away from them. 準(zhǔn)予…離去

Two more witnesses were called, heard, and dismissed. 又有兩名證人被傳訊后獲準(zhǔn)離開了。

5. V-T When a judge dismisses a case against someone, he or she formally states that there is no need for a trial, usually because there is not enough evidence for the case to continue. 不受理

A federal judge dismissed the charges against the doctor yesterday. 一名聯(lián)邦法官昨天駁回了對該醫(yī)生的指控。