neglect

/nɪˈɡlekt/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

忽视；疏于照顾；漏做；忽视；疏于照管

释义与例句

v. 忽视；疏于照顾；漏做
to fail to give enough care or attention to someone or something, or to fail to do something
  1. He neglected his studies and failed the final examination.
    他荒废了学业，期末考试没有及格。
  2. The building was neglected for many years.
    这栋建筑多年无人维护。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She neglected to mention that the fee was non-refundable.
    她没有提到这笔费用不可退还。
n. 忽视；疏于照管
the failure to give someone or something enough care or attention
  1. The garden had fallen into a state of neglect.
    这座花园已变得无人打理。
  2. The child was rescued from a situation of serious neglect.
    这名儿童从严重疏于照管的处境中获救。
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  1. Years of neglect have left the bridge in poor condition.
    多年失修使这座桥状况很差。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 记 neglect to do 是“漏做”，不要误用成 neglect doing。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • neglectful 疏忽的；疏于照顾的
    形容词，常与 of 搭配，表示未给予应有照顾。
  • negligence 疏忽；过失
    名词，常指未尽合理注意义务，法律语境中常译为“过失”。
  • negligible 可忽略不计的；微不足道的
    同族形容词，指数量或影响小到不值得考虑。
同义词
  • ignore 忽视；不理会
    ignore 通常指有意不理会已知的信息或人；neglect 常指因未给予足够照顾或关注而造成疏忽，也可指漏做某事。
    He ignored the warning and continued driving. 他无视警告，继续开车。
常见搭配
  • neglect one's duties 玩忽职守；疏于履行职责
    The manager was accused of neglecting his duties. 这名经理被指控玩忽职守。
  • neglect to do something 漏做某事；未做某事
    He neglected to lock the door before leaving. 他离开前忘了锁门。
  • years of neglect 多年失修；多年疏于照管
    The museum is restoring paintings damaged by years of neglect. 博物馆正在修复因多年疏于保护而受损的画作。