汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 置之度外
置之度外
to give no thought to / to have no regard for / to disregard
度 consider / Out of consideration / Refers to not taking personal life and death interests at heart
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弃于忖度之外。即不放在心上将生死置之度外。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

革命先烈为了革命事业把生死置之度外

For the revolutionary cause many martyrs left life and death out of consideration.

别的事情,他都置之度外了。

Nothing else mattered him now.

医生不得不把个人的情感置之度外

Doctors have to lay their personal feelings aside.

他仿佛已把自己的安危置之度外

He seemed careless of his own safety.

那些消防队员已把他们自己的安全置之度外

The firefighters showed a contempt for their own safety.

为国家为民族,有人将生死置之度外

For countries, someone will for national farther around.

他去抢救落水儿童,把个人安危置之度外

He went to the rescue of a drowning child regardless of his personal safety.

他为了抢救落水儿童,把个人安危置之度外

He went to the rescue of a drowning child regardless of his personal safety.; he ventured his life to save a child from drowning.

专家们希望把自己的早期作品置之度外

Experts expect to throw away some early work.

她现在清楚,强大的利益集团不能被置之度外

She has learned that powerful interests cannot simply be left out of the meetings.