漠视 (mò shì) — to ignore; to disregard; to treat as unimportant
Definition
A formal verb meaning to deliberately ignore or treat as unimportant, often with a sense of negligence toward something serious. Stronger and more written than 忽视, which is neutral 'overlook'.
verb
to ignoreto disregardto treat as unimportant
Examples
- 漠视，。Gōng sī cháng qī mò shì yuán gōng de ān quán wèn tí, zuì zhōng dǎo zhì le shì gù.The company long ignored employees' safety issues, eventually leading to an accident.
- 漠视。Wǒ men bù néng mò shì qì hòu biàn huà dài lái de cháng yuǎn yǐng xiǎng.We cannot disregard the long-term effects of climate change.
- 漠视，。Tā mò shì le péng you de quàn gào, jié guǒ chī le dà kuī.He ignored his friend's advice and ended up suffering a great loss.
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