/dɪs'mɪs; dɪs`mɪs/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (from sth) remove sb (esp an employee) from a position 免除某人（尤指雇员）的职务; 开除; 解雇
*workers who havebeen unfairly dismissed 被无理解雇的工人.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]~ sb (from sth) send sb away; allow sb to leave 把某人打发走; 让某人离开
*dismiss soldiers, a class 遣散士兵、下课
* (fml 文) The duchess dismissed the servant (from her presence). 公爵夫人让那个仆人退下.
3 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (from sth) put (thoughts, feelings, etc) out of one's mind 屏除（思想、感情等）
*He tried without success to dismiss her/her memory from his thoughts. 他尽量不去想她, 然而无济于事.
(b) [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth (as sth) consider sb/sth not worth thinking or talking about 对某人[某事物]不予理会或不屑一提
*She was dismissed as a dreamer. 人们认为她是个空想家而不予理睬.
* dismiss a suggestion, an objection, an idea, etc 不理会一建议、异议、主意等.
4 [Tn] (law 律) reject (a case, an appeal, etc) 驳回（讼案、上诉等）.
5 [Tn] (in cricket) end the innings of (the other team or one of its batsmen) （板球赛中）迫使（对方球队或击球手）出局, 退场.

v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: dimissus, past participle of dimittere 'to send away']
to refuse to consider someone's idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important
　The government has dismissed criticisms that the country's health policy is a mess.
dismiss sth as sth
　He just laughed and dismissed my proposal as unrealistic.
　It's an idea that shouldn't be dismissed out of hand (=dismissed immediately and completely) .
to remove someone from their job
= fire, sack sackdismiss sb from sth
　Bryant was unfairly dismissed from his post.
dismiss sb for sth
　Employees can be dismissed for sending obscene emails.
formal to tell someone that they are allowed to go, or are no longer needed
　The class will be dismissed early today.
if a judge dismisses a court case, he or she stops it from continuing
　The case was dismissed owing to lack of evidence.
to end the innings of a player or team in the game of cricket