1IGNOREto deliberately pay no attention to something that you have been told or that you know about 〔故意对知道的事〕置之不理
You can’t ignore the fact that many criminals never go to prison.
你不能无视很多罪犯从未获刑的事实。
problems which we can’t afford to ignore
我们不能置之不理的问题
2IGNOREto behave as if you had not heard or seen someone or something 不顾;忽视;不理
The phone rang, but she ignored it.
电话铃响了,但她只当没听见。
Sam rudely ignored the question.
萨姆粗鲁地对这个问题不予理睬。
completely/totally ignore somebody/something
He had completely ignored her remark, preferring his own theory.
他完全不理睬她的话,认为自己的说法更有道理。
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In everyday British English, people often say take no notice of something or not take any notice of something rather than ignore something: 在日常英国英语中,人们常说take no notice of something 或 not take any notice of something,而不说 ignore something
There are signs telling you not to smoke, but people don’t take any notice of them.
有标志告诫不要吸烟,但有人就是只当没看见。
Examples from the Corpus
ignore• But an alternativeexplanation had also come to him which he knew he should not ignore.• Habermas rejects this analysis because the level of communicative action can have an impact on the process of modernization that Marcuse ignored.• Someone made a rudenoise, which the teacherdecided to ignore.• As the treeburned, it sighed at what happiness it had ignored, and each sigh made a loudpopping noise.• Now that she had lost all her wealth, she was ignored by former friends.• He ignored Cranston's excited pleas to hurry and went over to the window, unrolling them carefully.• The waiter totally ignoredGlen and served a girl who had come up beside him.• Olivia was sitting with a group of social admin people, who were all ignoring her.• Just ignore him and he'll stop pestering you.• My father's always telling me what to do, but I usually just ignore him.• Fox is a greedybillionaire who ignores his daughter and ends up turning her into gold.• Don't ignore me when I'm talking to you!• She ignored my question and continued her story.• Ignoring my warnings, he divedstraight into the shallow water.• The school board has continually ignored the complaints of parents.• It is equally wrong, however, to think it is possible to ignore the practicaldimensions of life.• It was very stupid of you to ignore your mother's advice.
ignore the fact• There came a day shortly afterwards when I could no longer ignore the fact that he was losing his mind.• This ignored the fact that many had been created out of poorarable land or even poorer scrub.• But one should not ignore the fact that the Party was also developing its economicpolicies and identifying closely with the unemployed.• The economic literature largely ignores the fact that the public sector has devised its own alternative modes of efficiencyincentive.• This approachignores the fact that the taxpayer first had to acquire the right to grant sub-licenses.• She ignores the fact that there are two other channels.• They ignore the fact that we vets have to pay our drugbills promptly.• Completely ignoring the fact you hit only flesh, which it looks like it to me.
Originignore
(1600-1700)Frenchignorer“not to know”, from Latin, from ignarus“not knowing, unknown”, from in-“not” + gnoscere“to know”
ADVERB | VERB + IGNORE | PHRASESADVERB➤altogether, completely, entirely, totally, utterly完全忽視;徹底忽視;全然不理睬▸➤almost, practically, virtually幾乎不理會▸➤effectively, essentially, largely實際上/本質上/大體上忽視➤basically基本上忽視◇Shona basically ignored her.肖納基本上不理她。➤promptly立即拋諸腦後◇a look of disapproval which he promptly ignored他當即置之不理的指責目光➤generally普遍忽視➤typically通常忽視◇The press typically ignores a problem until it causes a crisis.新聞界通常對問題視而不見,直到它釀成危機。➤just, merely, simply置之不理;根本不予理睬◇The government has simply ignored the problem altogether.政府對這個問題全然置之不理。➤consistently一貫忽視➤routinely, systematically照例/全面忽視◇Social services routinely ignore the problems facing at-risk young women.社會福利部門對於弱勢年輕婦女所面臨的問題照例視而不見。➤frequently, repeatedly經常/一再忽視▸➤apparently貌似忽略▸➤easily容易忽視◇The diesel fumes from the buses are not easily ignored.公共汽車排放的柴油發動機尾氣很難視而不見。➤conveniently (ironic) 為圖便利而忽略◇The managers have conveniently ignored these statistics.經理們為圖省心而忽略了這些統計數字。➤blatantly公然無視◇Safety guidelines had been blatantly ignored.安全規章被公然無視。➤➤carefully, deliberately, determinedly, intentionally, pointedly, purposely, resolutely, steadfastly, studiously故意忽視;刻意忽略;堅決不理睬;故意不理睬◇She sat at her desk and studiously ignored me.她坐在辦公桌前,故意對我不理不睬。➤wilfully/willfully佯裝視而不見◇Hill wilfully ignored the conventions of the banking world.希爾佯裝對銀行界的常規不管不顧。➤blithely, cheerfully, happily漫不經心地不理會;興奮地不理睬◇He blithely ignored her protests and went on talking.對她的抗議他充耳不聞,繼續侃侃而談。➤politely客氣地忽略◇The group politely ignored her remark.這群人出於禮貌對她的話不加理會。VERB + IGNORE➤cannot, cannot afford to不能/不容忽略◇a warning the president cannot afford to ignore總統不能置之不理的警示➤be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to難以忽略;不可能忽視➤be foolish to, be stupid to, be wrong to忽略⋯是愚蠢的;忽略⋯是錯誤的◇It would be foolish to ignore them completely.如果對他們全然不顧就是愚蠢的。➤tend to往往忽略◇Scientists have tended to ignore these findings.科學家們往往忽視這些發現。➤be willing to樂於忽略◇People seem very willing to ignore the risks.人們似乎非常樂於對這些風險視而不見。➤choose to, decide to, prefer to決定不理會;寧肯忽略◇The judge chose to ignore the views of the doctors.法官決定對醫生們的意見不予考慮。◇He continued eating, deciding to ignore her.他繼續吃着,決意對她不理不睬。◇He preferred to ignore these comments.他寧肯對這些評說置之不理。➤attempt to, try to試圖忽略➤pretend to假裝視而不見◇I shrugged, pretending to ignore him.我聳了聳肩,假裝對他視而不見。➤learn to學會不予理會◇I've learned to ignore all of my sister's hurtful comments.我已經學會對我妹妹那些傷人的話不予理會了。➤manage to成功地不加理會◇Jason had managed to ignore a lot of the pressure for most of his career.在其職業生涯中絕大多數情況下,賈森成功地化解了許多壓力。➤continue to繼續不予理會PHRASES➤be widely ignored被普遍忽視◇Safety standards are widely ignored in the industry.安全標準在該行業中被普遍忽視。➤ignore sth at your peril自擔風險忽略⋯◇The pernicious effect of this advertising on children is a problem that we ignore at our peril.這則廣告會對兒童產生惡劣影響,對這個問題置之不理會讓我們自食苦果。➤ignore the fact that...忽略⋯的事實◇Did you think I'd ignore the fact that you were suffering from shock?你受到驚嚇,你以為我會置之不理嗎?➤sth can be safely ignored (ironic) 對⋯可以不予理會◇These people occupy such a marginal position in society that the authorities think they can be safely ignored.這些人處於社會的邊緣,當局認為完全不用理會他們。
ignore ♦︎ disregard ♦︎ overlook ♦︎ turn a blind eye ♦︎ take no notice ♦︎ neglect ♦︎ gloss over sthThese words all mean to pay little or no attention to sth.这些词均表示忽视、不理会。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to ignore / disregard / overlook / turn a blind eye to / neglect / gloss over the fact that...◆to ignore / disregard / overlook / neglect the importance / need / possibility of sth◆to ignore / disregard sb's advice / rules / wishes◆to ignore / overlook sb / sth's faults / shortcomings◆to often ignore / disregard / overlook / neglect / gloss over sb / sth◆to completely / entirely / totally / largely / generally / frequently / deliberately ignore / disregard / overlook / neglect sth◆to conveniently ignore / overlook / turn a blind eye to / gloss over sb / sth◆to consistently ignore / overlook / neglect sth■ignore ɪgˈnɔː(r) [transitive] to pay no attention to sth; to pretend that you have not seen sb or that sb is not there忽视;对⋯不予理会;佯装未见◆He ignored all the 'No Smoking' signs and lit up a cigarette.他无视各处“禁止吸烟”的警示牌,点燃了香烟。◆I made a suggestion but they chose to ignore it.我提了个建议,但他们不予理会。◆We cannot afford to ignore their advice.我们不能不考虑他们的劝告。◆She ignored him and carried on with her work.她没理他,继续干自己的活。OPPpay attention to sth ⇨ hear■disregard ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑːd; NAmEˌdɪsrɪˈgɑːrd [transitive] (formal) to not consider sth; to treat sth as unimportant不理会;不顾;漠视◆The board completely disregarded my recommendations.董事会完全无视我的建议。◆Safety rules were disregarded.安全规定遭到忽视。▸disregard
noun
[uncountable] ◆She shows a total disregard for other people's feelings.她丝毫不顾及别人的感受。■overlookˌəʊvəˈlʊk; NAmEˌoʊvərˈlʊk [transitive] (ratherformal) to see sth wrong or bad but decide to ignore it(对不良现象等)不予理会,视而不见◆We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence.对这样严重的违法行为,我们决不能视若无睹。◆He's so friendly people are prepared to overlook his faults.他待人友好,所以人们愿意忽略他的缺点。■turn a blind ˈeye
idiom
to pretend not to notice sth bad that is happening, so that you do not have to do anything about it(对不良现象)佯装不见,睁一只眼闭一只眼◆The authorities were either unaware of the problem or turned a blind eye to it.当局对这个问题要么没有察觉,要么视而不见。■ˌtake no ˈnotice
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(took, taken)to pay no attention to sb/sth, as if they/it were not there or did not exist不注意;不理会◆Take no notice of what he says.别理会他说的话。◆Don't take any notice of what you read in the papers.别在意在报上看到的东西。◆Take no notice and they'll just go away.不去理睬,他们就会走开。■neglectnɪˈglekt [transitive] (ratherformal) to not give enough attention to sth忽略;忽视;不重视◆Dance has been neglected by television.电视节目一向不重视舞蹈。◆She has neglected her studies.她忽略了自己的学业。 see also neglect ⇨ neglectnoun, neglect ⇨ leaveverb5■ˌgloss ˈover sth
phrasal verb
to avoid talking about sth unpleasant or embarrassing by not dealing with it in detail掩饰;掩盖;把⋯搪塞过去◆There is a strong temptation to gloss over potential problems.人们强烈地倾向于把潜在的问题掩盖起来。◆He glossed over any splits in the party.他掩饰了党内出现的任何分裂现象。