() the act of removing an employee from their job; an example of this 解雇；免职◆Six employees face possible dismissal. 有六位员工可能面临被解雇。◆The dismissals followed the resignation of the chairman. 这些解雇事件发生在董事长辞职以後。◆Going over budget can be grounds for dismissal. 预算超支可能成为被解雇的理由。◆dismissal with/without notice 通知／即时解雇
() the act of not allowing a trial or legal case to continue, usually because there is not enough evidence （审判、官司等的）被驳回，拒绝受理◆the dismissal of the appeal 上诉被驳回