E.关注与忽略 - 重视/轻视/有兴趣/引起兴趣 E10-14

重视

• attach/give/place ... importance/significance to
• pay attention to
• focus attention on
  
• take sth. seriously
  
• give/atttach weight to
• place a premium/value on
• That students place value on asking questions and engaging each other in discussion.
• prize sth.
• value
  
• Electric guitar was valued for its ability to create loud sound back at early 20's.
• sth. is of interest to sb.
  
• the piano was likewise of interest to experimenters and musical free thinkers

珍视

• cherish
• treasure

轻视

• neglect
• overlook
• leave sth. out of consideration
• The argument leaves out of consideration whether the extreme explosive power of a nuclear weapon is really needed. It leaves out of consideration the immense destruction of society and the environment and the unjustifiable loss of civilian lives.
• discount
• distain
  

不理

• ignore
• disregard
• shrug off
• brush aside

把视为...而不理

• dismiss sth. as sth.
• The idea of genre classification is often dismissed as a mal-defined problem.

拒不考虑

• close/shut one's mind to
  
• why are you closing your mind to possibilities?
• turn one's back on
• The guy turned his back on my request for help.