2018-07-05 To fall on deaf ears 置若罔闻

今日短语

如果一个人的建议或警告 “fall on deaf ears 落在了听不见的耳中”， 那么此人所说的话就没人听。这个说法形容人置若罔闻，充耳不闻。

例句

I reminded him three times that the homework assignment was due but it fell on deaf ears. Now he’s failed!
我提醒了他三次该交家庭作业了，但他当耳旁风，置之不理。这不，他考试不及格。

I’ve tried to negotiate a better price with the salesman, but my words always seem to fall on deaf ears!
我想试着和推销人员搞一个更好的价格，但对我的话他们总是不予理睬。

The workers’ demands for a pay rise fell on deaf ears. The managers just weren’t interested.
工人们要求加薪的请求被置若罔闻。经理们压根就不关注这个问题。