The engineer's decision to disregard the manufacturer's safety guidelines led to a costly redesign of the bridge's support structure.
工程师忽视制造商安全指南的决定导致了桥梁支撑结构代价高昂的重新设计。
Which choice best defines “disregard”?
B — Ignore. “disregard” means ignore.
Which word means “ignore”?
B — disregard. “disregard” means ignore.
disregard — ignore. In Chinese: 忽视，不理会.
disregard is pronounced /ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːrd/.
The engineer's decision to disregard the manufacturer's safety guidelines led to a costly redesign of the bridge's support structure. (工程师忽视制造商安全指南的决定导致了桥梁支撑结构代价高昂的重新设计。)
ignore, neglect, overlook — all close in meaning to disregard (ignore).
heed, consider — each the opposite of disregard (ignore).
Yes. disregard is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
dis(not)+regard(attention)