ignore
verb- ignore something
to pay no attention to something 忽視；對…不予理會 He ignored all the ‘No Smoking’ signs and lit up a cigarette. 他無視所有 “禁止吸煙” 的警示，點了香煙。 I made a suggestion but they chose to ignore it. 我提了個建議，但他們不予理會。 We cannot afford to ignore their advice. 我們不能不考慮他們的勸告。 to ignore a warning/a problem/an issue 忽視警告/問題/議題 She deliberately ignored my question and changed the subject. 她故意不理我的問題，轉移話題。 We can't ignore the fact that there is a huge problem here. 我們不能忽視這是一個巨大的問題。 His work was largely ignored and forgotten for 30 years. 30年來，他的作品在很大程度上被忽視和遺忘。 Much of social science research simply ignores these sectors. 許多社會科學研究完全忽略了這些領域。 The government has completely ignored the wishes of the public. 政府完全無視公衆的意願。
Extra ExamplesHe blithely ignored her protests and went on talking. 對她的抗議他充耳不聞，繼續侃侃而談。 Her mother's opinions on how babies should be cared for were freely given and duly ignored. 關於如何帶寶寶的種種意見，她母親說得痛快，她也忘得幹脆。 Hill wilfully ignored the conventions of the banking world. 希爾佯裝對銀行界的常規不管不顧。 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。 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。 Safety guidelines had been blatantly ignored. 安全規章被公然無視。 Scientists have tended to ignore these creatures. 科學家往往不理會這些動物。 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。 The diesel fumes from Oxford's buses are not easily ignored. 牛津的公共汽車燃燒柴油排放的尾氣不容忽視。 The managers have conveniently ignored these statistics. 經理們爲圖省心而忽略了這些統計數字。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
- cannot
- cannot afford to
- be difficult to
- …
- be widely ignored
- ignore something at your peril
- ignore the fact that…
- …
- ignore somebody
to pretend that you have not seen somebody or that somebody is not there 佯裝未見；不予理睬 She ignored him and carried on with her work. 她沒理他，繼續幹她的活兒。 If he tries to start an argument, just ignore him. 如果他試圖挑起爭論，不要理他。
Extra ExamplesHe continued eating, deciding to ignore her. 他繼續吃着，決意對她不理不睬。 I shrugged, pretending to ignore him. 我聳了聳肩，假裝對他視而不見。 She sat at her desk and studiously ignored me. 她坐在辦公桌前，故意對我不理不睬。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
- cannot
- cannot afford to
- be difficult to
- …
- be widely ignored
- ignore something at your peril
- ignore the fact that…
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘be ignorant of’): from French ignorer or Latin ignorare ‘not know, ignore’, from in- ‘not’ + gno-, a base meaning ‘know’. Current senses date from the early 19th cent.