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理睬
lǐ cǎi
Meaning
- to heed
- to pay attention to
Definition
理睬指对别人的言行表示关注或回应，通常用于否定形式，表示不予理会。
To pay attention to or respond to someone's words or actions, often used in negative form to indicate ignoring.
Usage
常用于否定句，如'不理睬'，表示故意忽视或不回应。也可用于疑问句或条件句。
Often used in negative sentences, such as '不理睬', meaning deliberately ignoring or not responding. Can also be used in questions or conditional sentences.
Examples
- 1 他对我的问候毫不理睬，径直走了过去。(He completely ignored my greeting and walked straight past.)
- 2 她打电话来，但我不想理睬她。(She called, but I didn't want to respond to her.)
- 3 如果你不先理睬别人，别人也不会理睬你。(If you don't pay attention to others first, they won't pay attention to you either.)
- 4 老师问了一个问题，但没有学生理睬。(The teacher asked a question, but no students responded.)
- 5 他试图引起她的注意，但她始终没有理睬。(He tried to get her attention, but she never responded.)
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