dismiss..as..是认为...怎么样而不予考虑;把... 斥为... 。
跟as 连用,意思就变了。dismiss用作及物动词,后接以as短语充当补足语的复合宾语,即dismiss + 宾语 + as:“认为...怎么样而不予考虑;把... 斥为”,带有贬义。
He dismissed the story as mere rumor.
他认为那种传闻纯属谣言而拒绝考虑。
The Front has often been dismissed as a cranky fringe group.
艺术家联盟常被认为是一个古怪的边缘组织。
dismiss:
dismiss是一个英语单词,动词,作及物动词时意为“dismiss”,作不及物动词时意为“解散”。
Either you improve your work or I shall dismiss you.
要么你改进你的工作,否则我就解雇你。
How do you do when you want to dismiss workers in America?
在美国,当你们要解雇工人时,你们怎么做?
At first she threatened to dismiss us all,but later she relented.
起先她威胁要把我们统统开除,但后来她的态度缓和了。