turn a deaf ear (to something)IGNOREto be unwilling to listen to what someone is saying or asking （对某事）充耳不闻[置若罔闻] The factory owners turned a deaf ear to the demands of the workers. 工厂主对工人们提出的要求置若罔闻。
turn a deaf ear (to something)• They may display their feelings by refusing to eat, and turning a deaf ear to anyone who calls their name.• She wouldn't be keeping the Law if she turned a deaf ear to the call or ran away from it.• The race committee turned a deaf ear to the objections of Amelia and the other fliers.• Thus, year after year, working people turn a deaf ear to union entreaties.
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