To court disaster by ignoring obvious dangers; to be in a precarious situation without realizing the imminent risk, leading to inevitable negative consequences.
公司长期忽视设备老化的问题，无异于抱火寝薪，迟早会引发生产事故。
The company's long-term neglect of aging equipment is tantamount to holding fire and sleeping on firewood, a production accident will inevitably occur sooner or later.
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