neglect

美 [nɪˈɡlekt]英 [nɪˈɡlekt]
  • v.忽视;忽略;疏忽;疏于照顾;疏漏;不予重视;未予看管
  • n.忽略;忽视;未被重视

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

neg- 无,不 + lect 选择

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neglectneglect

verb

1

疏于照顾;未予看管
to fail to take care of sb/sth

She denies neglecting her baby.

她不承认没有照看好她的孩子。

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

Dance has been neglected by television.

电视节目一向不重视舞蹈。

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

You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.

你遗漏了你前雇主的名字。

noun

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

The law imposes penalties for the neglect of children.

法律对疏于照管儿童有处罚措施。

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。

The place smelled of decay and neglect.

这地方有一股污浊腐朽的气味。

neglect

频次

  • 1
    VERB 忽视;忽略;疏于照看
    If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly.

    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
    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.

    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。

  • The fact that she is not coming today makes her grandmother feel lonely and neglected.

    她今天不来,这让她奶奶感到孤独,觉得受了冷落。

  • 4
    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.

    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。

  • 5
    benign neglect→ see:benign

noun

1
willful lack of care and attention
Synonym: disregard
2
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Synonym: negligence carelessness nonperformance
3
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Synonym: negligence neglectfulness
4
lack of attention and due care
Synonym: disregard
5
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
the house was in a terrible state of neglect
Synonym: disuse

verb

1
leave undone or leave out
How could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
Synonym: pretermit omit drop miss leave out overlook overleap
2
fail to attend to
he neglects his children
3
give little or no attention to
Disregard the errors
Synonym: ignore disregard
4
fail to do something;leave something undone
She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib
The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
Synonym: fail

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Parents who neglect their children .

    疏于照顾自己孩子的父母。

  2. If he lacked Mr Rumsfeld 's bark , Mr Gates had a sharper bite : he fired the civilian head of the army over the neglect of wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed army hospital ;

    他不像拉姆斯菲尔德那样爱叫,但咬起人来却更疼:由于对沃尔特•里德军医院的伤兵疏于照顾,他开除了陆军的文职官员;

  3. The buildings had been neglected for years .

    这些大楼多年来一直无人看管。

  4. All too often the animals die through neglect .

    动物因缺乏照料而死亡的事司空见惯。

  5. You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer .

    你遗漏了你前雇主的名字。

  6. The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures .

    公司因忽略了安全规程而受到公开批评。

  7. She has neglected her studies .

    她忽视了自己的学习。

  8. The law imposes penalties for the neglect of children .

    法律对疏于照管儿童有处罚措施。

  9. 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。

  10. Dance has been neglected by television .

    电视节目一向不重视舞蹈。

  11. Opposition MPs charged the minister with neglecting her duty .

    反对党议员指责女部长玩忽职守。

  12. The place smelled of decay and neglect .

    这地方有一股污浊腐朽的气味。

  13. 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。

  14. 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。

  15. 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。

  16. 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。

  17. 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。

  18. 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。

  19. Feed plants and they grow , neglect them and they suffer .

    人勤地生宝;人懒地长草。

  20. 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。

  21. 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。

  22. The woman denied that she had neglected her child

    那位女士否认疏于照管自己的孩子。

  23. They neglected to rearm in time and left Britain exposed to disaster .

    他们由于疏忽没有及时重整军备,结果使英国面临灾祸。

  24. In the public discussion of nuclear policies , technology has usually been overemphasized and morality neglected

    核政策的公开讨论往往过分强调技术层面,却忽略了道德问题。

  25. His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children .

    他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。

  26. While slogging at work , have you neglected your marriage ?

    埋头工作的时候,你是否忽视了自己的婚姻?

  27. 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。

  28. They were neglected before because they did not come under the Ministry of Defence .

    以前他们被人忽视是因为不受国防部管辖。

  29. His father would accuse him of neglecting his filial duties

    他的父亲会指责他不尽孝道。

  30. There was a slight but perceptible air of neglect .

    有一种微弱但可察觉的冷落意味。

前缀
e-无,不

negotiate v. 谈判

neg- 无,不 + oti- 休闲 + -ate 做,造成

后缀
e-选择

select vt. 选择

se- 分开 + lect 选择

elect v. 选举

e- 向外,离开 + lect 选择

elite n. 出类拔萃的人(或物)

e- 向外,离开 + lect 选择

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。