"Turn a deaf ear" nghĩa là gì?

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'Turn a deaf ear to' (hướng tai điếc về) nghĩa là từ chối lắng nghe hay đáp lời một tuyên bố hay yêu cầu (refuse to listen or respond to a statement or request), làm ngơ.

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While she admits that receiving online hate (đả kích trên mạng) has never been relatively new, she can no longer turn a deaf ear towards the senseless (điên rồ, vô nghĩa, ngu dại) hate.

When rail improvements (nâng cấp đường sắt) took place through the fall (mùa thu), the company seemed to turn a deaf ear to concerns raised by Northampton officials about the conduct of its rail construction crews.

Three months later, North Korea defied (thách thức) the world again by carrying out its first full-fledged nuclear test. President Hu’s reaction was firmer this time. “The Chinese government strongly opposes this,” he said. “We engaged in conversations to appeal to the North Koreans for restraint. However, our neighbor turned a deaf ear to our advice.” With support from all partners in the Six-Party Talks, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted (nhất trí thông qua) Resolution (nghị quyết) 1718. The resolution imposed (áp đặt) the toughest sanctions (cấm vận) on North Korea since the end of the Korean War.

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