熟视无睹 (shóu) — to turn a blind eye to something familiar; to ignore something as if it weren't there
Definition
A chengyu meaning to see something so often that it becomes invisible — i.e., to be blind to a familiar problem. Used to criticize willful indifference, not casual oversight.
idiom
to turn a blind eye to something familiarto ignore something as if it weren't there
Examples
- 熟视无睹，。Tā duì yuán gōng de xīn kǔ láo lèi shóu, cóng lái bù guān xīn.He turns a blind eye to the hard work and exhaustion of his employees, never caring about them.
- 熟视无睹。Hěn duō rén duì huán jìng wū rǎn yǐ jīng shóu le.Many people have already turned a blind eye to environmental pollution.
- 熟视无睹。Wǒ men bù néng duì zhè zhǒng fǔ bài xiàn xiàng shóu.We cannot turn a blind eye to this kind of corruption.
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