dismiss

詞型變化：

名詞:dismission 形容詞:dismissible 動詞過去式:dismissed 過去分詞:dismissed 現在分詞:dismissing 第三人稱單數:dismisses dismiss

詞意辨析：

discharge, dismiss, fire

這些動詞都有“解僱，開除”之意。
discharge: 語氣較重，指有理由的解僱，含幾乎不再復用的意味。
dismiss: 正式用詞，是這組詞中語氣最輕的一個詞，一般只有從上文才能看解僱的原因或理由。
fire: 口語用詞，多指被斷然地突然解僱，其行動猶如開槍一樣乾淨利落。

remove, eliminate, dismiss, expel

這些動詞均有“開除，驅出，去掉”之意。
remove: 普通用詞，不帶任何感情色彩。
eliminate: 通常指例行的、有步驟地去掉某物或某人。
dismiss: 既可指突然地迅速地排除，也可指解僱或開除。
expel: 多指強行解除公職或驅出住地。

英文解釋：

動詞 dismiss:

1. bar from attention or consideration
   同義詞：disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
2. cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
   同義詞：throw out
3. stop associating with
   同義詞：send packing, send away, drop
4. terminate the employment of
   同義詞：fire, give notice, can, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
5. end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
   同義詞：usher out
6. declare void
   同義詞：dissolve

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相關對話：

1. The boss threatened to dismiss him from his job, but it's all a bluff.
   老闆威脅說要解僱他，但這不過是恐嚇而已。
2. At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
   起初她威脅要解僱我們所有的人，但是後來她態度軟化了。
3. She was dismissed as a dreamer.
   人們認為她是個空想家而不予理睬。
4. He dismissed the unpleasant subject and talked about something else.
   他不談論這個令人不愉快的話題，而去談論別的事情。
5. If you are late again, you will be dismissed.
   如果你再遲到，你將被解僱。