brush aside：把……拂到一边；（比喻）不理会、轻描淡写地否定某事/某人的担忧、批评或建议。（也可指把障碍物“拨开”。）
/ˌbrʌʃ əˈsaɪd/
She tried to brush aside her worries and focus on work.
她试着把担忧抛到一边，专心工作。
Although the evidence was clear, the committee brushed aside the report and moved on as if nothing had happened.
尽管证据很清楚，委员会还是对这份报告不予理会，仿佛什么都没发生一样继续往下进行。
brush 原义是“刷、拂、轻扫”，带有“动作轻、快速”的感觉；aside 表示“到旁边”。合起来字面是“把东西拂到一边”，后来引申为在态度上“把某事放一边不当回事”，常用于描述对问题、批评、情绪或警告的忽视或搪塞。
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