neglect

verb

/nɪˈɡlekt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they neglect	/nɪˈɡlekt/ /nɪˈɡlekt/
he / she / it neglects	/nɪˈɡlekts/ /nɪˈɡlekts/
past simple neglected	/nɪˈɡlektɪd/ /nɪˈɡlektɪd/
past participle neglected	/nɪˈɡlektɪd/ /nɪˈɡlektɪd/
-ing form neglecting	/nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/ /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/

neglect somebody/something to fail to take care of somebody/something疏于照顾；未予看管
- 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。
- Don’t neglect your health.不要忽视你的健康。
- Local communities have been neglected in favour of private sector interests.为了私营经济的利益而忽略了当地小区集体。
Topics Difficulty and failurec1, Buildingsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- grossly
- seriously
- completely
- …
verb + neglect
- tend to
- cannot afford to
preposition
- in favour/favor of
neglect something to not give enough attention to something忽略；忽视；不予重视
- Dance has been neglected by television.电视节目一向不重视舞蹈。
- She has neglected her studies.她忽视了她的学习。
- They are neglecting their duty as elected representatives.他们忽视了作为民选代表的职责。
- These are subjects generally neglected by historians.这些是历史学家通常会忽略的话题。
- This sector is one of the major growth areas and we cannot afford to neglect it.这一行业是主要的经济增长领域之一，我们不能忽视。
- an aspect of the problem conspicuously neglected by social scientists社会科学家明显忽略的这个问题的一个方面
- They conveniently neglected their responsibilities.他们有意地不理会他们的职责。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- grossly
- seriously
- completely
- …
verb + neglect
- tend to
- cannot afford to
preposition
- in favour/favor of
neglect to do something (formal) to fail or forget to do something that you ought to do疏忽；疏漏 synonym omit
- You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.你遗漏了你前雇主的名字。

neglect

noun

/nɪˈɡlekt/

[uncountable]

the fact of not giving enough care or attention to something/somebody; the state of not receiving enough care or attention忽略；忽视；未被重视
- 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。
- The gardens sadly fell into neglect and disrepair.这些花园不幸荒废失修。
- neglect of something/somebody The law imposes penalties for the neglect of children.法律对疏于照管儿童有处罚措施。
- After years of neglect the house is at last being restored.这所房子多年来一直缺乏维护，现在终于得以修葺一新。
- He was reprimanded for neglect of duty.他因渎职而受到训诫。
- Medical neglect occurs when medical care is withheld.拒绝提供医疗护理就是医疗不作为。
- She had concentrated on her music to the neglect of her other studies.她醉心于音乐，因而忽略了其他方面的学习。
- The 18th-century interior of the building has survived through benign neglect.这座建筑 18 世纪式的内部构造因受到宽待而得以保存。
- The buildings suffered neglect for centuries.这些房屋已经废弃几百年了。
- The doctor was guilty of serious neglect of duty.这个医生犯严重渎职罪。
- The maximum penalty for child neglect is ten years' imprisonment.忽视儿童的最高刑罚为 10 年监禁。
- children who are victims of deliberate parental neglect被父母有意忽视的孩子
- cruelty by neglect因疏忽而造成的伤害
- the suffering of children through neglect由于疏忽带给孩子们的痛苦
- Government neglect of public services has led to serious problems.政府对公共服务的忽视导致了严重的问题。
- The case will collapse without evidence of criminal neglect.如果没有犯罪疏忽的证据，这个案子就会告吹。
- The focus on extracurricular activities has led to a neglect of academic work.对课外活动的重视已导致了对学业的忽视。
Topics Buildingsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- general
- total
- relative
- …
verb + neglect
- suffer
- suffer from
- be guilty of
- …
preposition
- by neglect
- through neglect
- neglect of
- …
phrases
- centuries of neglect
- years of neglect
- neglect of duty
- …
词源early 16th cent.: from Latin neglect- ‘disregarded’, from the verb neglegere, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’.