overlook
verb[T]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈlʊk/overlookverb[T](VIEW)
B2
toprovideaviewof,especiallyfrom above:
眺望;(尤指)俯瞰,俯视Ourhotelroomoverlooked theharbour.从我们酒店的房间可眺望港口。
Thehouseissurroundedbytrees, so it's not overlooked at all(= it cannot beseenfrom any otherbuildings).这栋房子四周绿树环绕,所以从其他建筑处根本看不到它。
- Ourbalconyoverlooks theriver.
- Webookedaroomwith awindowoverlooking thepiazza.
- Thehotelis in alovelylocationoverlooking thelake.
- Sheworksin a verysmartnewofficeoverlooking the River Cam.
- Thetownhas a 14th-centurycitadeloverlooking theriver.
Geography: scenery & views
- -scape
- a bird's eye viewidiom
- backdrop
- background
- bird
- cityscape
- cloudscape
- command
- hellscape
- landscape
- lookout
- scene
- scenery
- skyline
- skyscape
- snowscape
- streetscape
- townscape
- viewpoint
- vista
overlookverb[T](NOT NOTICE)
C2
tofailtonoticeorconsidersomething or someone:
忽视;忽略,没注意到Ithinkthere is onekeyfactthat you have overlooked.我认为你忽略了一个重要的事实。
No one will be overlooked when weselectplayersfor theteam.在组队时不会忽略任何人。
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- absent-mindedly
- absent-mindedness
- amnesia
- amnesiac
- anterograde
- blur
- bury
- erase
- fall/slip through the cracksidiom
- featherbrained
- forget
- forget itidiom
- forgetful
- putsomethingbehindyouidiom
- radar
- remove
- retrograde
- retrograde amnesia
- rusty
overlookverb[T](FORGIVE)
toforgiveorpretendnot tonoticesomething:
宽恕,不计较;对…视而不见I'mpreparedto overlook hisbehaviourthistime.这次我打算对他的行为不予计较。
Making & accepting apologies
- afraid
- amends
- apologetically
- apologize
- atone forsomething
- atonement
- bury the hatchetidiom
- conciliatory
- crawl back (tosomeone)idiom
- excuse
- expiate
- pardonable
- peace
- plead
- remission
- repent
- sink
- soz
- takesomethingback
- turn the other cheekidiom
overlook
noun[C]
USuk/ˈəʊ.və.lʊk/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.lʊk/(UKviewpoint)aplacefrom where apersoncanlookat something,especiallyat anareaofnaturalbeauty:
观察位置There arelotsofscenicoverlooks along theroadfrom New York to Montreal.从纽约到蒙特利尔的公路沿线有很多美景。
Geography: scenery & views
- -scape
- a bird's eye viewidiom
- backdrop
- background
- bird
- cityscape
- cloudscape
- command
- hellscape
- landscape
- lookout
- scene
- scenery
- skyline
- skyscape
- snowscape
- streetscape
- townscape
- viewpoint
- vista