neglect

neglect [niˈɡlekt] vt.

1. ■ 忽视, 忽略

2. ■ 无视, 不顾

3. ■ 漏做(某事); 疏忽; 玩忽

neglect one's meals and sleep 废寝忘食

neglect other's criticism 无视他人的批评

neglect one's duties 玩忽职守

neglect to do [doing] sth. 忘做某事

Don't neglect paying him a visit now and then. 别忘了时常去看看他。

He neglected to lock the door yesterday. 他昨天忘了锁门。

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词性变化

neglect [niˈɡlekt] n.

1. ■ 忽略; 疏忽; 玩忽; 轻视

the neglect of health 忽略身体健康

the neglect of duty 玩忽职守

In course of time old customs and observances tend to fall into neglect. 随着时间的推移, 旧风俗习惯有被忽略的趋势。

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继承用法

neglected [nɪˈɡlektɪd] adj.

1. ■ 被忽视的; 未被好好照管的

neglecter,neglector n.

1. ■ 疏忽者, 忽视者

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习惯用语

fall into neglect

1. ■ 渐被忽视[忽略]

in a state of neglect

1. ■ 处于无人照管的状态

treat sb. with neglect

1. ■ 怠慢某人

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参考词汇

neglect;overlook;slight;都含“忽略”、“疏忽”的意思。

1. ■ neglect强调“疏忽”、“忽略”, 如:

He neglected his health. 他疏忽了他的健康。

2. ■ overlook指“由于粗心、放任而没看出或采取行动”, 如:

He overlooked my errors. 他忽视了我的错误。

3. ■ slight 强调“轻蔑, 怠慢”,如:

He seems to slight the news writer. 他好象是怠慢这个新闻撰稿人。

attend;heed;