ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious.
ignored the snide remark
overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care.
in my rush I overlooked a key example
slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting.
slighted several major authors in her survey
forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind.
forget what others say
Example Sentences
She tried to ignore him but he wouldn't leave her alone. I'll ignore that last remark. If we continue to ignore these problems they will only get worse. They ignored the warning signs.
Recent Examples on the WebThe scale of the Russian military’s and political leadership’s setbacks in Ukraine have become too vast for even state media and pro-war activists to ignore. Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2022 What to know: With his team breaking into this week's Top 25, Tennessee's Hendon Hooker may eventually put up numbers that are too good to ignore.USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 And while there has been much made of the seriousness with which companies are taking return-to-office policies post Labor Day this year, there’s been virtually no change as employees continue to ignore the mandates. Trey Williams, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022 In the past, most research examined sitting and exercise separately, and tended to ignore or downplay light activities such as ambling to the mailbox or fetching another cup of coffee. Gretchen Reynolds, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 The legislature continues to ignore the will of the voters. Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 The California governor’s Conservation Department and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors are collaborating to ignore the vote of county citizens to reject ballot measures designed to kill the local oil industry.WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Blinded by her feelings, Alex chooses to ignore his warnings, as the story slowly slides into a harrowing tale of survival. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 The way this film has been made with the people who made it ... that’s difficult to ignore. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
obsolete ignore to be ignorant of, from French ignorer, from Latin ignorare, from ignarus ignorant, unknown, from in- + gnoscere, noscere to know — more at know
ADVERB | VERB + IGNORE | PHRASESADVERB➤altogether, completely, entirely, totally, utterly完全忽視;徹底忽視;全然不理睬▸➤almost, practically, virtually幾乎不理會▸➤effectively, essentially, largely實際上/本質上/大體上忽視➤basically基本上忽視◇Shona basically ignored her.肖納基本上不理她。➤promptly立即拋諸腦後◇a look of disapproval which he promptly ignored他當即置之不理的指責目光➤generally普遍忽視➤typically通常忽視◇The press typically ignores a problem until it causes a crisis.新聞界通常對問題視而不見,直到它釀成危機。➤just, merely, simply置之不理;根本不予理睬◇The government has simply ignored the problem altogether.政府對這個問題全然置之不理。➤consistently一貫忽視➤routinely, systematically照例/全面忽視◇Social services routinely ignore the problems facing at-risk young women.社會福利部門對於弱勢年輕婦女所面臨的問題照例視而不見。➤frequently, repeatedly經常/一再忽視▸➤apparently貌似忽略▸➤easily容易忽視◇The diesel fumes from the buses are not easily ignored.公共汽車排放的柴油發動機尾氣很難視而不見。➤conveniently (ironic) 為圖便利而忽略◇The managers have conveniently ignored these statistics.經理們為圖省心而忽略了這些統計數字。➤blatantly公然無視◇Safety guidelines had been blatantly ignored.安全規章被公然無視。➤➤carefully, deliberately, determinedly, intentionally, pointedly, purposely, resolutely, steadfastly, studiously故意忽視;刻意忽略;堅決不理睬;故意不理睬◇She sat at her desk and studiously ignored me.她坐在辦公桌前,故意對我不理不睬。➤wilfully/willfully佯裝視而不見◇Hill wilfully ignored the conventions of the banking world.希爾佯裝對銀行界的常規不管不顧。➤blithely, cheerfully, happily漫不經心地不理會;興奮地不理睬◇He blithely ignored her protests and went on talking.對她的抗議他充耳不聞,繼續侃侃而談。➤politely客氣地忽略◇The group politely ignored her remark.這群人出於禮貌對她的話不加理會。VERB + IGNORE➤cannot, cannot afford to不能/不容忽略◇a warning the president cannot afford to ignore總統不能置之不理的警示➤be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to難以忽略;不可能忽視➤be foolish to, be stupid to, be wrong to忽略⋯是愚蠢的;忽略⋯是錯誤的◇It would be foolish to ignore them completely.如果對他們全然不顧就是愚蠢的。➤tend to往往忽略◇Scientists have tended to ignore these findings.科學家們往往忽視這些發現。➤be willing to樂於忽略◇People seem very willing to ignore the risks.人們似乎非常樂於對這些風險視而不見。➤choose to, decide to, prefer to決定不理會;寧肯忽略◇The judge chose to ignore the views of the doctors.法官決定對醫生們的意見不予考慮。◇He continued eating, deciding to ignore her.他繼續吃着,決意對她不理不睬。◇He preferred to ignore these comments.他寧肯對這些評說置之不理。➤attempt to, try to試圖忽略➤pretend to假裝視而不見◇I shrugged, pretending to ignore him.我聳了聳肩,假裝對他視而不見。➤learn to學會不予理會◇I've learned to ignore all of my sister's hurtful comments.我已經學會對我妹妹那些傷人的話不予理會了。➤manage to成功地不加理會◇Jason had managed to ignore a lot of the pressure for most of his career.在其職業生涯中絕大多數情況下,賈森成功地化解了許多壓力。➤continue to繼續不予理會PHRASES➤be widely ignored被普遍忽視◇Safety standards are widely ignored in the industry.安全標準在該行業中被普遍忽視。➤ignore sth at your peril自擔風險忽略⋯◇The pernicious effect of this advertising on children is a problem that we ignore at our peril.這則廣告會對兒童產生惡劣影響,對這個問題置之不理會讓我們自食苦果。➤ignore the fact that...忽略⋯的事實◇Did you think I'd ignore the fact that you were suffering from shock?你受到驚嚇,你以為我會置之不理嗎?➤sth can be safely ignored (ironic) 對⋯可以不予理會◇These people occupy such a marginal position in society that the authorities think they can be safely ignored.這些人處於社會的邊緣,當局認為完全不用理會他們。