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爱理不理

Word · AdjectiveTraditional愛搭不理

cold-shoulder; ignore somebody

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

cold-shoulder; give the cold shoulder; ignore; respond reluctantly

neutral

形容对人的态度傲慢、冷淡、爱理不理,多指因傲慢、不满或情绪不好而表现出的一种消极态度。可用于描述对某人的行为,也可形容人的性格。

Tā他
duì对
wǒ我
zǒng总
shì是
ài爱
dā搭
bù不
lǐ理
de的
 ,
ràng让
wǒ我
hěn很
gān尴
gà尬
 。

He always gives me the cold shoulder, which makes me very awkward.

Bié别
bǎi摆
chū出
yī一
fù副
ài爱
dā搭
bù不
lǐ理
de的
yàng样
zi子
 ,
wǒ我
men们
zài在
hé和
nǐ你
shuō说
huà话
ne呢
 。

Don't put on that cold-shouldering attitude; we're talking to you.

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Wǒ我
wèn问
tā他
wèn问
tí题
 ,
tā他
jiù就
ài爱
dā搭
bù不
lǐ理
de地
 “
èn嗯
 ”
le了
yī一
shēng声
 。

When I asked him a question, he just gave a reluctant "uh-huh" in a cold-shouldering way.

Fú服
wù务
yuán员
de的
tài态
dù度
hěn很
bù不
hǎo好
 ,
duì对
wǒ我
men们
ài爱
dā搭
bù不
lǐ理
de的
 。

The waiter's attitude was very bad; he was quite cold-shouldering toward us.