他们把传言斥之为荒谬。

They dismiss the rumours as ridiculous.

中国的老师斥之为：“胸无大志，孺子不可教也！”

Described as a Chinese teacher: "with no ambition at all, is not worth to be taught!"

她把对礼物和遗赠物征税斥之为对小商号的一种威胁。

She castigated the tax on gifts and bequests as a threat to small business.

在拥护联邦制的圈子里有许多人迅即地将爱尔兰那些“说不”的选民们斥之为愚昧无知，说他们受到了那些反对《里斯本条约》的竞选者谎言的蛊惑。

Many in federalist circles were quick to dismiss Ireland's no voters as ignorant and bamboozled by the lies of anti-Lisbon campaigners.