"look the other way" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 视而不见
• 置若罔闻

Definition

故意忽略正在发生的不对或令人不快的事情，尤其是在你能做些什么的时候。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常带有负面意味，指故意无视问题，为了方便或避免冲突。常用于伦理相关场合。不是字面意思，不用于真正转头看别处。

Examples

It's wrong to look the other way when someone is being bullied.

当有人被欺负时，**视而不见**是错误的。

Many people look the other way when they see litter on the street.

许多人看到街上的垃圾时会**视而不见**。

Don't look the other way if you notice something unsafe at work.

如果你在工作中发现不安全的事情，不要**视而不见**。

Sometimes it's easier to just look the other way than to get involved.

有时候，**视而不见**比卷入更容易。

She saw her friend cheating but decided to look the other way.

她看到她朋友作弊，却决定**视而不见**。

We can't just look the other way when injustice happens.

发生不公时，我们不能只是**视而不见**。