1. vt.解雇；撤职；开除　 send away from one's employment, from service
2. vt.使退去；解散　 allow to go
3. vt.自心中摒除，不再考虑或谈论　 put away from the mind; stop thinking or talking about

　～ the case　驳回该案件
　～ a class　下课
　～ the court　退庭
　～ doubts　消除疑虑
　～ an idea　摒弃一个主意
　～ the thought　打消念头
　～ curtly　三言两语地拒绝考虑
　～ disgracefully　难堪地打发走
　～ easily　容易消除
　～ finally　最终解散
　～ instantly　立即解散
　～ lightly　轻率地拒绝考虑
　～ reluctantly　不情愿地解散
　～ safely　有把握不予考虑
　～ summarily　简单地拒绝考虑
　～ for　因…而解雇
　～ sb for being late　因迟到而解雇某人
　～ sb for neglect of sb's duty　因玩忽职守而免除某人的职务
　～...from　使从…离开，解雇，从…除去
　～ sb from sb's job　免职
　～ from one's mind　从思想上打消…
　～ sb from sb's post　撤某人的职
　～ sb from school　开除出校
　～ sth with a shake of one's head　摇头表示否决

　The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessors.　新州长将前任州长的职员全部解雇。
　They dismissed him and made no bones about it.　他们毫不犹豫地把他开除了。
　Race dismissed him with a curt nod.　雷斯微微点了一下头，就把他打发走了。
　We dismissed the cook because her cooking was so poor.　我们把厨娘解雇了，因为她的烹调技术太差了。
　The teacher dismissed the class ten minutes early.　老师提前了10分钟下课。
　I dismissed the carriage and walked the last mile.　我把马车打发走了，徒步走完最后一英里路。
　Please dismiss all doubts about it.　请打消对此的一切顾虑。
　Let's dismiss the subject and talk of something else.　我们不要再谈论这个题目了，谈点别的什么吧。
　Let's dismiss our troubles.　咱们别想这些烦人的事了。
　Dismiss the meeting.　散会。
　The members who had voted against the court were dismissed.　曾投票反对宫廷者均遭免职。
　No, he's been installed in the chairmanship for too long to be dismissed now.　不，他任主席的时间太长了，现在无法撤销他的职务。
　Jones was dismissed because he got across the foremen.　琼斯因得罪了工头而被解雇了。
　If you are late again, you'll be dismissed.　如果你再迟到，你将被解雇。
　He was dismissed without notice.　他未得到预先通知就被辞退了。
　The possibility of a last-ditch on the part of the enemy should not be lightly dismissed.　敌人负隅顽抗的可能性是不容轻易忽视的。
　Papa dismissed the idea with a shake of his head.　爸爸摇了摇头打消了这个念头。
　He dismissed the idea as suddenly as it had risen.　他的这个念头产生得突然，打消得也突然。
　When the war ends, we should dismiss all thoughts of revenge.　当战争结束时我们应摒弃一切报复的念头。
　His appeal was dismissed.　他的上诉被驳回了。
　He dismissed the story as a rumor.　他把这个消息当作谣言而没有理会。
　He just laughed, and dismissed the question as unimportant.　他只是笑了笑，认为问题无足轻重而不予考虑。
　He dismissed the idea as impossible.　他认为那个主意不现实而断然拒绝。
　He dismissed my argument contemptuously as not worth refuting.　他把我的论证轻蔑地一笔抹杀，认为不值一驳。
　The tourists dismissed the Irish weather as merely wet and cold.　旅游者认为爱尔兰的天气又冷又潮，很不适应。
　The question can't be lightly dismissed as a fad or a dream.　不可轻率地认为这个问题是一个怪念头或空想而不予考虑。
　He was dismissed as incompetent.　他被认为无能而遭辞退。
　Their theories were once dismissed as erroneous.　他们的理论曾一度被认为是错误的而不予考虑。

 ♣ dismiss for　(v.+prep.)
　因…而解雇，开除（某人）　make (sb) leave sb's job or place of work for (a reason or doing sth wrong)
　The worker was dismissed for laziness.　这个工人因懒惰而被解雇了。
　He was dismissed for neglect of his duty.　他因玩忽职守而遭开除。
　The servant was dismissed for being lazy and dishonest.　侍者又懒又不老实，被解雇了。
　He was dismissed for stealing bicycle parts.　他因偷盗自行车零件而被解雇了。
 ♣ dismiss from　(v.+prep.)
1. 将（某人）从…开除，解雇 make (sb) leave (his job or place of work)
　The worker was dismissed from the factory when he was caught stealing bicycle parts.　这个工人被发现盗窃自行车零件后，就被开除出厂了。
　He came within an ace of being dismissed from school.　他差点被学校开除。
　Have you ever been dismissed from any job?　你有没有被什么地方解雇过?
　If you're late again, you'll be dismissed from your job.　你再迟到，就解雇你。
　The minister was dismissed from his office in disgrace.　这位部长受到了免职处分。
2. 使退去 allow to go
　The child was dismissed from the room.　这个孩子被允许离开房间。
　The pupils were dismissed from school.　学生们放学了。
 ♣ dismiss from one's mind　(v.+prep.+n.)
　试图忘记某事或某人　try to forget sth or sb
　She tried to dismiss him from her mind.　她试图把他忘掉。
　The judge asked the whole group to dismiss the lawyer's remark from their minds.　法官要求全体组员忘记这个律师所说的话。
　The doctor urged the patient to dismiss all worries from her mind and take a good rest.　医生力劝那位病人消除一切忧虑好好休息。
　The matter was so unimportant that she dismissed it from her mind.　此事太无足轻重，她将它置之脑后。
　I did not sleep much. A feeling unreality could not be dismissed from my mind.　我没睡多久。一种不清醒的感觉并未从我心中消失。

 ♣ dismiss, cashier, discard, discharge
　这组词都有“抛弃”“丢弃”或“除掉”的意思。其区别在于：
1. dismiss和discharge一般用以指人；而discard和cashier则既可指人，也可指物。
2. 指人时， dismiss通常指“开除”“解雇”或“解散”职员、工人或学生等；discharge特指开除处于从属地位的人、释放刑满的犯人等；discard指将无用的或不喜欢的人“抛弃”或“遗弃”，有时含“裁撤”之意；cashier主要指将雇员撤职、免职或开除。
3. 指物时， discard指把无用的或不喜欢的东西丢弃掉；cashier是把用旧的、废的东西抛弃掉或处理掉。
4. dismiss还可引申为“摒弃”某种思想、概念、疑虑等。
 ♣ dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust
　参见eject条。

　"dismiss sb/sth as n./adj."　结构中的as不可以省去。