英语词汇“to look the other way”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(j) to look the other way: to pretend not to see or notice; spec. to deliberately ignore wrongdoing by others.

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1821 H. M. Jones Gretna Green vii. 102 She instantly turned her head, and pertinaciously persisted in looking the other way.

1879 Rose-Belford's Canad. Monthly Nov. 458/2 An optimism..which got rid of the perplexities suggested by the want and wretchedness of the lower classes..by steadily looking the other way, and passing it by on the other side.

1919 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 28 Oct. (1993) III. 56 Ill try my best..to look the other way when you hang over precipices and lean out of trains & dangle out of boats.

1969 M. H. Wolf Vermont is always with You 46 They thrashed and squirmed while I manfully struggled to hold each one by the hind legs and ladyfully looked the other way.

1986 S. Penman Here be Dragons (1991) (U.K. ed.) ii. x. 711 How many unhappy husbands have suspected you of cuckolding them and yet looked the other way?

2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Mar. 28/2 In the buildup to today's mortgage market mess, numerous potentially helpful government agencies..either dropped the ball or looked the other way.

单词	to look the other way
释义	> as lemmas to look the other way (j) to look the other way: to pretend not to see or notice; spec. to deliberately ignore wrongdoing by others. ΚΠ 1821 H. M. Jones Gretna Green vii. 102 She instantly turned her head, and pertinaciously persisted in looking the other way. 1879 Rose-Belford's Canad. Monthly Nov. 458/2 An optimism..which got rid of the perplexities suggested by the want and wretchedness of the lower classes..by steadily looking the other way, and passing it by on the other side. 1919 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 28 Oct. (1993) III. 56 Ill try my best..to look the other way when you hang over precipices and lean out of trains & dangle out of boats. 1969 M. H. Wolf Vermont is always with You 46 They thrashed and squirmed while I manfully struggled to hold each one by the hind legs and ladyfully looked the other way. 1986 S. Penman Here be Dragons (1991) (U.K. ed.) ii. x. 711 How many unhappy husbands have suspected you of cuckolding them and yet looked the other way? 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Mar. 28/2 In the buildup to today's mortgage market mess, numerous potentially helpful government agencies..either dropped the ball or looked the other way. extracted from lookv. < as lemmas
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