学个词Learn a Word 第179期 dismiss

今天我们要学的词组是dismiss。 Dismiss有解散的意思， 比如学校因为暴风雪而提前一个小时放学了，"School was dismissed one hour early due to a snow storm." Dismiss在法律上是驳回，不予受理的意思。

美国联邦法官驳回了对前国防部长拉姆斯菲尔德和其他三位高级军事将领的指控，"A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit¹ against former Defense² Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and three high-ranking military officials." 原告指控拉姆斯菲尔德等人无视有关虐待囚犯的报告。今天我们学习的词组是dismiss...

 

1 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。