ignoring

/ɪɡˈnɔːr/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌɪɡnˈɔrɪŋ] /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌɪɡnˈɔrɪŋ] /ig-ˈnȯr/ (ame, mw)

ignoring — verb

  • ignoringpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • ignorings3rd person singular
  • ignoringing-ing form
  • ignoringedpast simple

1. present participle and gerund of ignore: choosing not to listen to, notice, or d

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

present participle and gerund of ignore: choosing not to listen to, notice, or deal with someone or something even though it is there.

例句

Takeshi is ignoring his sister's texts while he studies for tomorrow's exam.

ignore + message / text

The mayor kept ignoring questions about the missing money at the market meeting.

ignore + questions about a problem

同義詞
  • disregard

    more formal and common in instructions, reports, and official writing

  • brush off

    informal and often suggests a dismissive attitude toward a person or idea

  • overlook

    can be accidental, unlike 'ignoring', which is usually deliberate

反義詞
  • acknowledge

    show that you noticed someone or something

  • address

    deal with a problem instead of leaving it untouched

文法句型

ignore + noun

ignore + the fact that-clause

用法筆記

Usually used when the subject has already noticed a person, message, warning, or problem but decides not to respond. Distinguish from accidental words such as 'overlooking' or 'missing', which do not require a deliberate choice.

常見錯誤

❌Putri is ignoring to answer the teacher.
✅Putri is ignoring the teacher.
💡'ignore' takes a direct object, not a to-infinitive.
❌Hari is ignoring about the crack in the wall.
✅Hari is ignoring the crack in the wall.
💡use the object directly after 'ignore' without 'about'.