一日一成语【22】turn a deaf ear

turn a deaf ear

汉语中有“充耳不闻”这一说法，恐怕你是知道的。与之相对应的英语表达方式便是今天要讲的turn a deaf ear这个成语。聋子听不见，无可指责：有些人虽不聋，但却假装没听见，或者干脆拒绝听。这些现象都可以用turn a deaf ear来表达。这个成语和turn a blind eye十分相似。不愿听或装听不见的事用to介词短语表示：

He turned a deaf ear to all the warnings his parents and friends gave him and finally got deeply involved in the crime.
对父母和朋友们的警告，他置若罔闻，终于在犯罪活动中越陷越深。

To all those rumours and gossips, I advise you to turn a deaf ear and do what you judge to be right.
我劝你别去理会那些流言蜚语，你认为什么是对的，就去做。

Our neighbour turned a deaf ear to our request that they should turn their TV’s volume down a bit after 10 p.m..
对于我们提出在晚上十点后将电视的音量调低的请求，我们的邻居置之不理。