"take lightly" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 掉以輕心
• 不當回事

Definition

指不把某事當作重要的或嚴肅的來對待，覺得無所謂。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於警告或建議時，特別針對健康、規則等話題（如“不要掉以輕心”）。只用於事情或問題，不能用於實體物品。

Examples

You should not take lightly your responsibilities at work.

你不應該**掉以輕心**你的工作責任。

Health warnings are not something to take lightly.

健康警告不是可以**掉以輕心**的事情。

Don't take lightly what she said; it might be important.

不要**掉以輕心**她說的話；也許很重要。

I made the mistake of taking lightly the exam, and I failed.

我犯了**掉以輕心**考試的錯誤，結果沒通過。

Don't take lightly the rules here—they're strict for a reason.

這裡的規矩可不能**掉以輕心**，有原因的。

He tends to take lightly any advice people give him, so he often makes the same mistakes.

他總是**掉以輕心**別人給的建議，所以經常犯同樣的錯誤。