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dismissed

/dis-mis/US // dɪsˈmɪs //UK // (dɪsˈmɪs) //

被解雇,被解雇的,被解职,被驳回的

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to direct to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
    • : to bid or allow to go; give permission or a request to depart.
    • : to discharge or remove, as from office or service: to dismiss an employee.
    • : to discard or reject: to dismiss a suitor.
    • : to put off or away, especially from consideration; put aside; reject: She dismissed the story as mere rumor.
    • : to have done with after summary treatment: After a perfunctory discussion, he dismissed the idea.
    • : Law. to put out of court, as a complaint or appeal.

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Examples

  • Bluestone Coal lawyers had earlier tried to have the selenium case dismissed, arguing that it was preempted by the 2016 settlement.

  • Republicans dismissed it as a wish list that included things that have nothing to do with the coronavirus.

  • Any of these efforts, on its own, could be dismissed as a conveniently worded attack.

  • He also dismissed the efforts of commercial space companies like SpaceX to build comparable technology.

  • He dismissed as “attention-grabbing” a recent study in Hong Kong that confirmed the reinfection of a 33-year-old man with the novel coronavirus.

  • On Friday, the story had looked like it might blow over as Buckingham Palace sought to dismiss it as a “civil case.”

  • But others dismiss them, saying this is nothing but the daydream of people who long for some peace.

  • In Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen defends the novel against critics who dismiss it as frivolous and feminine.

  • This protest is not easy to dismiss as a right-wing anti-woman backlash.

  • If someone wants to dismiss this as do-goodism, fine, but it has real world effects.

  • Relations became so strained that Bonaparte was soon glad to seize on any excuse to dismiss Lannes from his post.

  • So that fastidious snuff-takers may dismiss this bugbear at once and forever.

  • Under these circumstances, Louis was compelled to dismiss his ministry and to call in another more acceptable to the people.

  • We dismiss this part of the subject, and proceed to consider the mode and means of our elevation in the United States.

  • We dismiss it without further comment—and with it Colonization in toto—and Mr. Birney de facto.