dismissal
/dɪsˈmɪsl; dɪs`mɪsl/ n
(a) [U] action of dismissing 开除; 撤职; 解雇; 调离; 遣散; 屏除; 不予理会; 驳回; 退场
a strike caused by the dismissal of two workers 因解雇两名工人而引起的罢工事件
his rash dismissal of the offer 他对该提议轻率的拒绝.
(b) [C] event of being dismissed 被解雇、 被撤职等的事件
The dismissals led to a strike. 雇主解雇工人导致了罢工事件.