dismissed Los Angeles

some visitors ( from the east coast) were dismayed at the endless urban sprawl and dismissed Los Angeles as a mere collection of suburbs in search of a city.
一些游客被东海岸无限扩张的城市所震惊,相比之下洛杉矶就象一个真正的城市的近郊.
再问： 请切磋后半句--在城市研究中，分散的洛杉矶只是像个郊区的收集者。