dismissal

noun
🔊/dɪsˈmɪsl/
🔊/dɪsˈmɪsl/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] the act of dismissing somebody from their job; an example of this解雇;开除;撤职
    • He still hopes to win his claim against unfair dismissal.他声称遭无理解雇,仍然希望赢得申诉。🔊🔊
    • The dismissals followed the resignation of the chairman.董事长辞职后紧接着就是解雇人员。🔊🔊
    see also constructive dismissal
    Extra Examples
    • Crash victims are calling for the dismissal of the bus driver.撞车事故受害者要求解雇公交车司机。
    • His attack on the manager led to his instant dismissal.他攻击经理使他当即丢了工作。
    • She is now faced with dismissal on the grounds of misconduct.由于渎职她现在面临被解雇。
    • These mistakes were not nearly serious enough to warrant his dismissal.这些错误远没有严重到将他解雇的程度。
    • They were warned that they risked dismissal if the strike continued.他们被警告说如果继续罢工就有遭解雇的危险。
    • an employee claim for unfair dismissal雇员对无理解雇提出索赔
    • his dismissal for poor performance他由于表现不好而遭解雇
    • The court upheld the dismissal.法院支持解雇决定。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • automatic
    • immediate
    • instant
    verb + dismissal
    • lead to
    • call for
    • be faced with
    preposition
    • dismissal for
    • dismissal on the grounds of
    phrases
    • grounds for dismissal
    • reason for dismissal
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] the failure to consider something as important不予考虑;不予理会;摒弃
    • Her casual dismissal of the threats seemed irresponsible.她对这些威胁毫不在乎而不予理会,似乎很不负责任。🔊🔊
    • Dismissal of the last piece of evidence as unreliable would severely affect our case.驳回最后一条证据不可靠将严重影响我们的案件。
    Extra Examples
    • His wholesale dismissal of women composers is indefensible.他对女作曲家的全盘否定是站不住脚的。
    • his callous dismissal of her father's illness他对她父亲的病麻木不仁,不闻不问
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • arrogant
    • casual
    • cavalier
    preposition
    • dismissal of
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  3. [uncountable, countable] (law法律) the act of not allowing a trial or legal case to continue, usually because there is not enough evidence(诉讼的)驳回,不予受理
    • the dismissal of the appeal驳回上诉
  4. [uncountable, countable] the act of sending somebody away or allowing them to leave解散;打发走
  5. [uncountable, countable] (in cricket板球) the end of the innings of a player or team(球员或球队的)退场,出局Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2