| 词汇 | thesaurus_turn-a-blind-eye-to |
| 释义 | turn a blind eye toThese are words and phrases related to turn a blind eye to. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of turn a blind eye to. TO INTENTIONALLY NOT GIVE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING ANY ATTENTIONUntil now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem. Synonyms and examplesignore The buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it. disregard He disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work. close your eyes to The administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers. shut your eyes to He shut his eyes to the problem and pretended that everything was fine. turn a deaf ear The emperor turned a deaf ear to their cries for mercy. close your ears He closed his ears to all criticism of his novels. tune out USinformal When he starts ranting about politics, I just tune him out. shun As assistant to the president, he shunned the spotlight, but worked very hard behind the scenes. give someone the cold shoulder I said hello to him and he just gave me the cold shoulder. cold-shoulder She was cold-shouldered by her former friends. snub She was snubbed once again by the Academy Awards nominating committee. slight She felt very slighted by her boss when he didn't include her in the company-wide email. Antonyms and exampleslisten (to) We listened to his concerns carefully. heed formal Travellers would do well to heed all travel warnings from the government. Compareneglect I neglected to water the plants and now they're dead. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of turn a blind eye to. Learn more If you ignore someone or something, you intentionally do not give them any attention. |
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