| 词汇 | shut (one's) eyes to (something) |
| 释义 | shut (one's) eyes to (something)To willfully ignore, pretend not to notice, or choose not to deal with something. My parents have always thought of Jake as the golden child, and they're constantly shutting their eyes to some of his biggest faults. Mr. President, we can just shut our eyes to the instability of the economy, or else we could be facing a worldwide recession in the near future. shut your eyes tobe wilfully ignorant of. 1993 Isidore Okpewho Tides In the last few weeks, it has become clear to me that this peace and quiet may elude me if I shut my eyes to the all too obvious suffering of people around me. shut/close your ˈeyes to somethingpretend that you have not noticed something so that you do not have to deal with it: My son has his faults — and I’ve never closed my eyes to them — but dishonesty isn’t one of them.Politicians seemed to be shutting their eyes to corruption in the police force.shut (one's) eyes to To refuse to consider or acknowledge: administrators who shut their eyes to pervasive corruption. |
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