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close your eyes to something
idiom
to ignore something bad and pretend it is not happening: 对…视而不见；不理会
She closed her eyes to the fact that her son was stealing.她对儿子偷窃的事视而不见。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to intentionally not give someone or something any attention
ignoreThe buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it.
disregardHe disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work.
turn a blind eye toUntil now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem.
close your eyes toThe administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Neglecting and ignoring
aside
beneath the/someone's radaridiom
block something out
brush someone/something off
bury/have your head in the sandidiom
ear
lay
let sleeping dogs lieidiom
look straight/right through someoneidiom
lose the dressing roomidiom
lost
lost in the shuffleidiom
nose
slightingly
snub
someone's back is turnedidiom
step
step on someone
stiff-arm
wink
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