字面意思是“闭上某人的眼睛面对……”,引申为“对……视而不见/置若罔闻/故意忽视”(强调主动、刻意回避不好的事实或问题)。
情感色彩偏贬义,常用来批评某人逃避责任或不愿面对真相。
结构:主语 + close one's eyes to + 宾语
(“one's”需根据主语替换为对应的形容词性物主代词,如my/his/her/our/their等)
直接接具体的人、事或问题,说明“忽视的对象”。
We can't close our eyes to the rising crime rate in the city.
我们不能对城市里不断上升的犯罪率视而不见。
She always closes her eyes to his rude behavior.
她总是对他的粗鲁行为睁一只眼闭一只眼。
接“做某事”,表示“忽视做某事的事实/行为”。
Don't close your eyes to helping those in need.
别忽视帮助有需要的人。
He closed his eyes to cheating in the exam.
他对考试作弊的行为视而不见。
用“the fact that...”引出具体的事实,说明“被忽视的真相”。
The company closed its eyes to the fact that its products were harmful.
该公司对其产品有害这一事实视而不见。
You can't close your eyes to the fact that climate change is real.
你不能忽视气候变化真实存在这一事实。
一般现在时:closes one's eyes to(主语为第三人称单数)
He closes his eyes to his own faults.
他对自己的缺点视而不见。
一般过去时:closed one's eyes to
They closed their eyes to the problem until it was too late.
他们一直忽视这个问题,直到为时已晚。
否定句/疑问句:借助助动词do/does/did
Don't close your eyes to what's happening!
别对正在发生的事视而不见!
turn a blind eye to(更口语化,含义完全一致)
The teacher turned a blind eye to the students' talking in class.
老师对学生课上说话的行为视而不见。
“close one's eyes to”是表达“刻意忽视”的常用短语,核心是“主动回避不愿面对的事实”。使用时需注意主语与“one's”的一致性,宾语可灵活搭配名词、动名词或从句。