1LOOK AFTER SB#to fail to look after someone or something properly 疏于照料;疏忽
She smoked and drank, neglected the children, and left the clothes unmended.
她抽烟喝酒,既不照顾孩子,也不缝补衣服。
a neglected garden
疏于打理的花园
The building has been badly neglected.
这栋大楼严重疏于维护。
2IGNOREto pay too little attention to something 忽视,忽略
Many of these ideas have been neglected by modern historians.
这些观点有许多都被现代的历史学家忽略了。
The police officer was accused of neglecting his duty (=not doing everything he should).
那位警官被控渎职。
3neglect to do somethingformal to not do something 没有做某事
You neglected to mention that they had a second album released during 1991.
你没有提及他们在1991年发行了第二张专辑。
Examples from the Corpus
neglect to do something• Your adviserneglected tocheck you were happy with the risks of stock market investment.• Planners apparently neglected to consider future water and electricityrequirements.• Or Krauss's man neglected to follow one.• Several of them, including Jeffries, often neglected to hand in grades at the end of the term.• Marie decided not to move after all, but she neglected toinform the rentalagency.• He neglects tonotify you of a change of address.• Go to Lutece in in expertdrag; neglect toshave.• Under the terms of the code, lendersrefuse to deal with brokers who have neglected tosign up.• Still, our most severe misjudgments were not steps we had taken but steps we had neglected to take.• I frequently find out from some one else that my husband has lied or has neglected to tell me about something.• The public are demanding to know why the government neglected towarn them of the oilshortages.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEGLECT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤general, total整體上的忽略;完全的疏忽➤relative相對的疏忽➤benign善意的忽視◇The 18th-century interior of the building has survived through benign neglect.這座建築 18 世紀式的內部構造因受到寬待而得以保存。➤serious, wilful/willful嚴重的/故意的疏忽➤emotional, physical情感上的/身體上的疏忽➤medical醫療失職◇Medical neglect occurs when medical care is withheld.拒絕提供醫療護理就是醫療不作為。➤child疏於照管孩子◇The maximum penalty for child neglect is ten years' imprisonment.忽視兒童的最高刑罰為 10 年監禁。➤parental父母的忽視◇children who are victims of deliberate parental neglect被父母有意忽視的孩子VERB + NEGLECT➤suffer, suffer from被忽略◇The buildings suffered neglect for centuries.這些房屋已經廢棄幾百年了。➤be guilty of犯瀆職罪◇The doctor was guilty of serious neglect of duty.這個醫生犯嚴重瀆職罪。PREPOSITION➤by neglect由於疏忽◇cruelty by neglect因疏忽而造成的傷害➤through neglect由於疏忽◇the suffering of children through neglect由於疏忽帶給孩子們的痛苦➤neglect of⋯的疏忽◇Abuse, domestic violence and neglect of children took place.發生了虐待、家庭暴力和對孩子疏於照管等情況。➤to the neglect of以致忽略◇She had concentrated on her music to the neglect of her other studies.她醉心於音樂,因而忽略了其他方面的學習。PHRASES➤centuries of neglect, years of neglect幾個世紀/多年的忽略◇After years of neglect the house is at last being restored.這所房子多年來一直缺乏維護,現在終於得以修葺一新。➤neglect of duty瀆職◇He was reprimanded for neglect of duty.他因瀆職而受到訓誡。neglect
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ADVERB | VERB + NEGLECT | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤grossly (formal) , seriously完全/嚴重忽略➤completely, entirely, totally完全/全部/統統忽略➤largely很大程度上忽略➤generally通常情況下忽略◇These are subjects generally neglected by historians.這些是歷史學家通常會忽略的話題。➤conveniently (ironic) , deliberately, wilfully/willfully (especially BrE) 不予理會;有意忽略;故意忽略◇They conveniently neglected their responsibilities.他們有意地不理會他們的職責。➤hitherto, previously迄今一直被忽略;先前被忽略VERB + NEGLECT➤tend to容易忽略▸➤cannot afford to忽視不起◇This sector is one of the major growth areas and we cannot afford to neglect it.這一行業是主要的經濟增長領域之一,我們不能忽視。PREPOSITION➤in favour/favor of為⋯而忽略◇Local communities have been neglected in favour / favor of private sector interests.為了私營經濟的利益而忽略了當地社區。
neglect verb ⇨fail1 (neglect to mention sth)⇨ignore (neglect your studies)⇨leave5 (neglect a child)neglect
noun
neglect ♦︎ disrepair ♦︎ disuseThese are all words for the state of not being used or in good condition.这些词均表示不用、废弃、失修、破败。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sth happens through neglect / disuse◆to fall into / be in disrepair / disuse◆a period of neglect / disuse■neglect nɪˈglekt [uncountable, singular] the fact of not giving enough care or attention to a place or thing; 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 focus on extra-curricular 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。▸neglect
verb
[transitive] ◆The buildings had been neglected for years.这些大楼多年来一直无人看管。 see also neglect ⇨ ignore, neglect ⇨ leave5■disrepair [uncountable](especially of buildings) the state of being broken or in bad condition because of neglect(尤指建筑物)失修,破败,破损◆The station quickly fell into disrepair after it was closed.车站关闭后很快便破败不堪。◆The castle was in such a state of disrepair that they decided not to spend money on it.城堡已破败不堪,他们决定不在上面花钱了。■disuse dɪsˈjuːs [uncountable] (especially BrE) the state of no longer being used不用;废弃◆The factory fell into disuse twenty years ago.这个工厂二十年前就废弃了。◆Muscles can become weak through disuse.肌肉不用往往会变得软弱无力。