新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

neglect

英  [nɪˈɡlekt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 疏于照管

    If something suffers from neglect it has not been taken care of properly.

    近义词

    disregard

    反义词

    care

    双语例句

    例:

    The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect.

    由于多年疏于维护,小镇的旧码头区快要坍塌了。

    例:

    Niwano's business began to suffer from neglect.

    尼瓦诺的生意由于无人照管开始出现问题。

    VERB. 动词
  • neglects , neglecting , neglected

    1[T 及物动词] 疏于照管

    If you neglect someone or something, you fail to take care of them properly.

    近义词

    disregard

    反义词

    look after

    双语例句

    例:

    The woman denied that she had neglected her child.

    那位女士疏于照管自己的孩子。

    例:

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

    人勤地生宝,人懒地长草。

    2[T 及物动词] 忽视

    If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve.

    双语例句

    例:

    He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her.

    他在事业上投入的太多了,长时间地工作,冷落了她。

    3[T 及物动词] 疏忽

    If you neglect to do something that you ought to do or neglect your duty, you fail to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies.

    我们经常疏忽了合理使用我们的身体。

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