neglect

英 [nɪˈɡlekt] 美 [nɪˈɡlekt]

v.  疏于照顾; 未予看管; 忽略; 忽视; 不予重视; 疏忽; 疏漏
n.  忽略; 忽视; 未被重视

过去分词:neglected现在分词:neglecting第三人称单数:neglects过去式:neglected

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Collins.2 / BNC.4477 / COCA.5063



牛津词典

verb

  1. 疏于照顾;未予看管
    to fail to take care of sb/sth
    1. She denies neglecting her baby.
      她不承认没有照看好她的孩子。
    2. The buildings had been neglected for years.
      这些大楼多年来一直无人看管。
  2. 忽略;忽视;不予重视
    to not give enough attention to sth
    1. Dance has been neglected by television.
      电视节目一向不重视舞蹈。
    2. She has neglected her studies.
      她忽视了自己的学习。
  3. 疏忽;疏漏
    to fail or forget to do sth that you ought to do
    1. You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.
      你遗漏了你前雇主的名字。

noun

  1. 忽略;忽视;未被重视
    the fact of not giving enough care or attention to sth/sb; the state of not receiving enough care or attention
    1. The law imposes penalties for the neglect of children.
      法律对疏于照管儿童有处罚措施。
    2. The buildings are crumbling from years of neglect .
      由于多年无人维修,这些建筑物行将倒塌。
    3. The place smelled of decay and neglect.
      这地方有一股污浊腐朽的气味。

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 忽视;忽略;疏于照看
    If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly.
    1. The woman denied that she had neglected her child...
      那位女士否认疏于照管自己的孩子。
    2. Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer.
      人勤地生宝;人懒地长草。
    3. ...an ancient and neglected church.
      疏于维护的古教堂
    4. Neglect is also a noun.
    5. The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect...
      镇上老码头区多年来疏于维护,快要塌陷了。
    6. Niwano's business began to suffer from neglect.
      尼瓦诺的生意因为疏于管理而开始出现问题。
  2. VERB 不予重视;忽视
    If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve.
    1. He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her...
      他为事业付出太多,长时间地工作,忽视了她。
    2. If you are not careful, children tend to neglect their homework.
      如果你不注意的话,孩子们往往会不重视他们的家庭作业。
  3. VERB 疏忽;疏漏
    If you neglect to do something that you ought to do or neglect your duty, you fail to do it.
    1. We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies...
      我们经常忘记该合理地使用我们的身体。
    2. They never neglect their duties.
      他们从未玩忽职守。
  4. benign neglect → see: benign

双语例句

  1. America and Japan have settled back into a policy of benign neglect of their currencies.
    美国和日本又回到了不作为货币政策的老路。
  2. After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up
    多年的玩忽职守和经济萧条过后,这个城市在进行自我整顿。
  3. The building had a general air of decrepitude and neglect.
    这座建筑看上去破旧失修,无人照管。
  4. They neglect their duty at the least hint of fun elsewhere
    别处哪怕发生一丁点儿乐事,他们便会忘记自己的职责。
  5. The neglect that large cities like New York have received over the past 12 years is tremendous
    过去12年里,纽约等大城市受到了极大的冷遇。
  6. The woman denied that she had neglected her child
    那位女士否认疏于照管自己的孩子。
  7. Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer.
    人勤地生宝;人懒地长草。
  8. He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her
    他为事业付出太多,长时间地工作,忽视了她。
  9. If you are not careful, children tend to neglect their homework.
    如果你不注意的话,孩子们往往会不重视他们的家庭作业。
  10. We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies
    我们经常忘记该合理地使用我们的身体。
  11. They never neglect their duties.
    他们从未玩忽职守。
  12. There was a slight but perceptible air of neglect.
    有一种微弱但可察觉的冷落意味。
  13. To neglect or forget aspects of the past is tantamount to rewriting history, and anyone who has read Animal Farm knows where that can lead.
    忽视或忘记过去无异于篡改历史,凡是读过《动物农场》的人都知道那会导致什么后果。
  14. Wilful neglect of our manufacturing industry has caused this problem
    故意忽略我们的制造业引起了这个问题。
  15. The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty.
    那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  16. The boss fired him out for neglect of his duty.
    老板以玩忽职守为由把他开除了。
  17. Don't neglect locking [ to lock] the door when you leave.
    走的时候别忘了锁门。
  18. Don't neglect minor issues.
    不要忽略枝节问题。
  19. He is chargeable with a fault or neglect.
    他可能因过失或疏忽而被控告。
  20. We should not just concentrate on one thing to the neglect of everything else.
    不能只抓一头,把别的事都撇在一旁。
  21. One must not think only of the present and neglect the future.
    不能只顾眼前,不管将来。
  22. None can afford to neglect the accumulated experience of man.
    谁也不能忽视人类所积累的经验。
  23. Don't neglect your lessons.
    别把功课荒了。
  24. He railed at the world for its neglect of his genius.
    他怨世人不能赏识他的才华。
  25. The plaster on the wall of this house had peeled off through years of neglect.
    这房子长年累月没修缮,墙上的灰泥都剥落了。
  26. The garden has fallen into a state of neglect.
    这花园已处于荒废的状态。
  27. Don't stress one aspect to the neglect of another.
    不要强调一面而忽视另一面。
  28. Don't look at only one aspect of things and neglect the other.
    不要只看到事物的一面而忘了另一面。
  29. Study hard and never neglect schoolwork.
    要好好用功,不可荒废课业。
  30. The slight neglect cost them dearly.
    这一小小的疏漏使他们付出了高昂的代价。

同义词辨析

  neglect disregard ignore【导航词义:忽视,无视】

  neglect v. 忽视,疏忽

〔辨析〕指未能妥善照顾某人或给予某事足够的关注,也指未履行职责、义务等,多为无心地疏忽。

〔例证〕
She had neglected her child.
她疏于照管自己的孩子。
I'm sorry that I neglected your email.
很抱歉,我没看到你的电子邮件。
The police officer was accused of neglecting his duty.
那位警官被控渎职。

  disregard v. 无视,轻视

〔辨析〕指忽视或轻视某事物。

〔例证〕
Mary totally disregarded my advice.
玛丽完全不听我的建议。
The jury disregarded his last statement.
陪审团对他的最后陈述不予采信。

  ignore v. 忽视,对…置之不理

〔辨析〕指假装没有看见或听到某事,多为故意地忽视。

〔例证〕
She ignored the rude man.
她无视那个无礼的男人。
His suggestions were ignored.
他的建议无人理会。

英英释义

noun

  1. willful lack of care and attention

      Synonym:    disregard

    1. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

        Synonym:    negligencecarelessnessnonperformance

      1. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

          Synonym:    negligenceneglectfulness

        1. lack of attention and due care

            Synonym:    disregard

          1. the state of something that has been unused and neglected
            1. the house was in a terrible state of neglect

            Synonym:    disuse

          verb

          1. leave undone or leave out
            1. How could I miss that typo?
            2. The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten

            Synonym:    pretermitomitdropmissleave outoverlookoverleap

          2. fail to attend to
            1. he neglects his children

          3. give little or no attention to
            1. Disregard the errors

            Synonym:    ignoredisregard

          4. fail to do something
            1. She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib
            2. The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account

            Synonym:    fail