The verb 顾不得
The verb is used to emphasize that a person cannot pay attention to anything. 顾不得 can be used to indicate that a person ignores his own feelings, state of health or something related to other people.
Pay attention
顾不得 can be placed before a noun, a noun phrase, a verb or a verb phrase.
Examples
面对一桌美食,他们顾不得什么吃相,大吃起来
After seeing the table with treats, they forgot their table manners and began to eat greedily
miànduì yì zhuō měishí, tāmen gùbude shénme chīxiàng, dà chīqǐlai
我已经顾不得自尊心了,我的自尊心已经被疲劳和狼狈压倒了
Burdened by fatigue and poverty, I’ve don’t even worry about self-respect
wǒ yǐjīng gùbude zìzūnxīn le, wǒ de zìzūnxīn yǐjīng bèi píláo hé lángbèi yādǎo le
琳娜因为过于伤心,也顾不得害怕了
Lina was too unhappy to be scared
línnà yīnwèi guòyú shāngxīn, yě gùbude hàipà le
父母远在外地打工,顾不得他们在家乡的事情了
My parents work far away from home. They are unable to take care of what’s happening back home
fùmǔ yuǎn zài wàidì dǎgōng, gùbude tāmen zài jiāxiāng de shìqing le
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