| 词汇 | close your eyes to something |
| 释义 | Idiom close your eyes to somethingclose (your/its) eyes to (something) to ignore something.As a cop, I can't close my eyes to illegal drugs, even when I'm not working.The church cannot close its eyes to suffering. close (one's) eyes to (something)To willfully ignore or overlook something. All parents want to believe their child is perfect, so many close their eyes to their child's wrongdoings or flaws on some level. Our boss would rather close his eyes to the truth than figure out how to keep the company from going bankrupt. close one's eyes to somethingand shut one's eyes to something1. Lit. to close one's eyes to avoid seeing something unpleasant. I had to close my eyes to the carnage about me. I couldn't bear to look. 2. Fig. to ignore something; to pretend that something is not happening. Maria simply shut her eyes to the bad morale in her department. close one's eyes toAlso, shut one eyes to. Deliberately ignore, refuse to notice. For example, Jill closed her eyes to the danger and pushed off downhill, or The professor shut her eyes to students who read a book during her lecture. [Early 1700s] For a synonym see turn a blind eye. close (or shut) your eyes torefuse to notice or acknowledge something unwelcome or unpleasant. |
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