cut sb dead; ignore; be indifferent to; pay no attention to; refuse to acknowledge; take no notice of; give sb the cold shoulder ❍ 官僚主义的表现，一种是～，或敷衍塞责的怠工现象。(《毛泽东选集》 110) One manifestation of bureaucracy is slacking at work due to indifference or perfunctoriness. ❍ 对那些谣言要～，因为如果每次狗叫时你都停下脚步，你将永远也走不到目的地。Take no notice of those turnouts,because if you stop every time the dogs bark,you'll never reach your goal.