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dismiss verb
⇨ dismiss (dismiss a suggestion) ⇨ abolish (Case dismissed!) ⇨ fire (dismiss sb from their job)dismiss verb dismiss ♦︎ brush sb/sth aside ♦︎ shrug sth off/aside ♦︎ discount ♦︎ banish ♦︎ set sth aside ♦︎ laugh sth offThese words all mean to refuse to accept, talk about or think about sb/sth, especially because you think it is not important. 这些词均表示不理会。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to dismiss / brush sb / sth aside / shrug sth off / discount sth / set sth aside as irrelevant, unimportant, etc.◆to dismiss / brush aside / shrug off / discount / laugh off a suggestion◆to dismiss / brush aside / shrug off criticism◆to dismiss / brush aside / discount / banish / laugh off a fear◆to dismiss / brush aside / shrug off / banish a thought◆to dismiss / brush aside / discount / banish a / an idea◆to dismiss / brush aside / banish a / an memory◆to dismiss / shrug off / banish a feeling◆to dismiss / discount / banish sth quickly◆to dismiss / banish sth easily■ dismiss [transitive] (rather formal) to treat sth as if it is not important and not worth thinking or talking about; to put thoughts or feelings out of your mind 不理会；对⋯不屑一提；去除，摒除（思想或感情）◆I think we can safely dismiss their objections.我认为我们大可不必理会他们的异议。◆He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.他认为民意测验毫无用处而不予考虑。◆The suggestion should not be dismissed out of hand (= without thinking about it).这个建议不应当草率地摒弃。◆Dismissing her fears, she climbed higher.驱走了恐惧之后，她朝着更高处攀登。◆He dismissed her from his mind.他摒除了对她的思念。▸ dismissal noun [uncountable] ◆Her casual dismissal of the threats seemed irresponsible.她对这些威胁漫不经心，不予理会，好像很不负责任。■ ˌbrush sb/sth aˈside phrasal verb to ignore sb/sth; to treat sb's feelings, suggestions or protests as if they are not important 不理会；漠视（别人的感情、建议或抗议）◆I tried to protest, but he brushed me aside.我试图提出抗议，可他毫不理会。◆She brushed aside my fears.她漠视我的恐惧。■ ˌshrug sth ˈoff■ ˌshrug sth aˈside phrasal verb (-gg-)to treat sth as if it is not important 不把⋯当回事；对⋯不予理睬◆Shrugging off her injury, she played on.她没把受伤当回事，继续进行比赛。◆He shrugged aside suggestions that he resign.对于要求他辞职的建议，他根本不理会。NOTE 辨析 Brush sth aside or shrug sth off?You brush aside concerns or fears that are important to sb else, you shrug off sth about yourself that other people expect you to be upset about. * brush sth aside指对别人的忧虑或恐惧不予理会，shrug sth off指对别人以为你会苦恼的事情满不在乎。■ discount / /dɪsˈkaʊnt, NAmE also ˈdɪskaʊnt/ [transitive] (formal) to think or say that sth is not important or not true 认为⋯不重要；漠视；对⋯不全信◆We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes.我们不能漠视再次发生罢工的可能性。◆The news reports were being discounted as propaganda.人们认为这些新闻报道不过是宣传而已，不可全信。■ banish /ˈbænɪʃ/ / [transitive] (written) to make a thought or feeling go away 赶走，排除（想法或感情）◆The sight of food banished all other thoughts from my mind.看到吃的，我别的什么都忘记了。◆He was determined to banish all feelings of guilt.他下定决心要排除内心所有的负罪感。■ ˌset sth aˈside phrasal verb (setting, set, set)to not consider sth, because other things are more important （因有更重要的事）暂时不考虑，暂时搁置◆Let's set aside my personal feelings for now.目前咱们就不要顾及我的个人感情了。■ ˌlaugh sth ˈoff phrasal verb (informal) to try to make people think that sth is not serious or important, especially by making a joke about it 一笑置之，付之一笑（尤指用笑话带过）◆He laughed off suggestions that he was going to resign.对于他要辞职的传闻，他一笑置之。 abolish verb ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ cut 1 and ⇨ remove 1 另见cut条第1义和remove条第1义abolish ♦︎ cancel ♦︎ scrap ♦︎ dismiss ♦︎ do away with sth ♦︎ axe ♦︎ call sth offThese words all mean to change plans so that sth no longer happens. 这些词均表示取消、终止。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to abolish / cancel / scrap / axe a service◆to abolish / scrap a system / plan / scheme / tax◆to cancel / call off a / an game / match / engagement◆to scrap / axe jobs◆to abolish / scrap sth completely◆to cancel / scrap sth altogether■ abolish / /əˈbɒlɪʃ; NAmE əˈbɑːlɪʃ/ [transitive, often passive] to officially end a law, system or institution 废除，废止（法律、体制或习俗）◆Slavery was abolished in the US in 1865.美国于1865年废除了奴隶制。◆Over the past six years we have abolished a whole range of direct taxes.过去六年我们已经取消一系列的直接税。▸ abolition /ˌæbəˈlɪʃn/ / noun [uncountable] ◆the abolition of slavery / apartheid / the death penalty奴隶制／种族隔离／死刑的废除■ cancel (-ll-, NAmE -l-) [transitive, often passive] to decide that sth that has been arranged will not now take place 取消；撤销；终止◆All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather.因天气恶劣，所有航班均已取消。◆Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away.外出前，别忘了安排停送报纸。 see also postpone ⇨ delay ▸ cancellation (NAmE also cancelation) noun [uncountable, countable] ◆We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation.如欲取消，请至少提前24小时告知。◆Cancellations must be made in writing.撤销必须有书面通知。■ scrap (-pp-) [transitive, often passive] (rather informal, especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to cancel sth, especially plans, that are no longer practical or useful 取消（计划）；废弃；报废◆The government has been forced to scrap plans for a proposed tax reform.政府已经被迫撤销提出的税收改革方案。■ dismiss [transitive] (law 法律) to say that a trial or legal case should not continue, usually because there is not enough evidence 驳回；不受理◆Judges have to state their reasons for dismissing a case.法官须说明驳回案件的理由。◆'Case dismissed!'此案驳回！■ ˌdo aˈway with sth phrasal verb (does, did, done) (rather informal, especially spoken, often approving) to abolish sth, especially when you think this is a good thing 废除，废止（尤指这样做是对的）◆He thinks it's time we did away with the monarchy.他认为该是废除君主制的时候了。■ axe (BrE) (NAmE ax) [transitive, often passive] (rather informal, journalism 新闻) to get rid of sth such as a service or system, or to reduce the money spent on it by a large amount 精简（机构等）；大量削减（服务、经费等）◆Other less profitable services are to be axed later this year.其他盈利较少的服务项目预定今年稍晚将大量削减。◆The series was axed after only six episodes.那个系列节目只播了六集就被砍了。■ ˌcall sth ˈoff phrasal verb to cancel sth, especially a plan involving lots of people; to decide that sth will not happen 取消（参与人数众多的计划）；停止进行◆Union leaders last night called off strike action planned for today.工会领导昨晚取消了原定今天举行的罢工。◆They have called off their engagement (= decided not to get married).他们已经取消婚约。 fire verb fire ♦︎ lay sb off ♦︎ dismiss ♦︎ sack ♦︎ axe ♦︎ make sb redundant ♦︎ let sb go ♦︎ discharge ♦︎ give sb/get the sackThese words all mean to officially remove sb from their job. 这些词均表示解雇、免职、开除。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fire sb / lay sb off / dismiss sb / sack sb / make sb redundant / discharge sb / get the sack from a job◆to fire sb / dismiss sb / sack sb / give sb the sack for sth◆to fire / lay off / dismiss / sack / axe staff / workers / employees◆to make staff / workers / employees redundant◆to let staff / employees go◆to make jobs / posts / positions redundant◆to axe jobs / posts / positions◆to get fired / laid off / dismissed / sacked / made redundant◆to be unfairly / summarily fired / dismissed / sacked◆to be wrongfully fired / dismissed■ fire [transitive, often passive] (NAmE or rather informal, BrE) to officially remove sb from their job 解雇；免职；开除◆We had to fire him for dishonesty.他不诚实，我们不得不开除他。◆She got fired from her first job.她第一份工作就被解雇了。◆He was responsible for hiring and firing employees.他负责招聘和辞退员工。 OPP hire ⇨ employ ■ ˌlay sb ˈoff phrasal verb (laid, laid) [often passive] to stop employing sb, often for a temporary period, because there is not enough work for them to do （因工作不多而暂时）解雇◆200 workers at the factory have been laid off.工厂里已有200个工人下岗。 OPP take sb on ⇨ employ see also lay-off ⇨ unemployment ■ dismiss [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to officially remove sb from their job 解雇；免职；开除◆She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her position.她声称自己被无理解雇。ⓘ Dismiss is the preferred term used in legal contexts, especially in the phrase unfairly/wrongfully dismissed. 在法律语境中一般用dismiss，尤用于短语unfairly/wrongfully dismissed（无理／非法解雇）。 OPP appoint ⇨ appoint see also dismissal ⇨ unemployment ■ sack [transitive, often passive] (especially BrE, informal) to dismiss sb from a job, usually because they have done sth wrong （通常因其过失）解雇，炒鱿鱼◆She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays.她因拒绝在星期天上班被炒了鱿鱼。 see also sacking ⇨ unemployment ■ axe (BrE) (NAmE ax) [transitive, usually passive] (journalism 新闻) to remove sb from their job 解雇；开除◆300 jobs are to be axed at a local chemical works.当地一家化工厂要削减300个职位。◆Jones has been axed from the team.琼斯已被开除出队。ⓘ Axe is used especially in journalism when a large number of people are made redundant at the same time; it is more usual to talk about the jobs being axed, rather than the people. * axe尤用于新闻报道中，指同时解雇大批人员；axe的宾语常常是jobs，而不是人。■ ˌmake sb reˈdundant phrase (made, made) [usually passive] (BrE) to remove sb from their job because there is no more work available for them （因没有工作可做）解雇，裁员◆She was made redundant from her job.她成为冗员而被解雇。◆A further five senior posts are to be made redundant.还有五个高级职位要被裁撤。ⓘ Officially, it is jobs or posts that become redundant, not the people who hold them; in practice it is more common to talk about people being made redundant. 严格来说，变得多余、要被削减的是工作(job)或职位(post)，而非任职者；但实际上，这种说法较常用sb作宾语，且多用被动语态的sb be made redundant。 see also redundant ⇨ unemployed , redundancy ⇨ unemployment ■ ˌlet sb ˈgo idiom (letting, let, let)to make sb have to leave their job 解雇；开除◆They're having to let 100 employees go because of falling profits.由于利润下降他们将不得不减员100人。ⓘ Let sb go is used as a gentler way of saying fire, sack or make sb redundant. * let sb go是fire、sack或make sb redundant的较为温和的说法。■ discharge /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ; NAmE dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to give sb official permission to leave a job or a position in the army; to make sb leave a job or a position in the army 准许（某人）退伍；把（某人）从部队开除◆He was discharged from the army following his injury.他受伤后就退伍了。◆She was discharged from the police force for bad conduct.她因行为不轨被逐出警察队伍。 see also discharge ⇨ unemployment noun ■ ˌgive sb the ˈsack■ ˌget the ˈsack idiom (gave, given; getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten) (especially BrE, informal) to sack sb; to be sacked 让某人卷铺盖；被炒鱿鱼◆I've never had to give anyone the sack.我从不用解雇人。◆He got the sack from his last job.他干上一份工作时被炒了鱿鱼。NOTE 辨析 Sack or give sb the sack? Sack can sound more sudden or dramatic than give sb the sack, and is used more by journalists. Give sb the sack is more frequent in everyday spoken English. 与give sb the sack相比，sack听起来较为突然或富有戏剧性，较常为新闻记者所用。give sb the sack多用于日常口语中。 |