overlooking
present participle ofoverlook
| 单词 | overlooking |
| 释义 | overlooking present participle ofoverlook overlook verb[T] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈlʊk/overlookverb[T](VIEW)B2 toprovideaviewof,especiallyfrom above: Ourhotelroomoverlooked theharbour. Thehouseissurroundedbytrees, so it's not overlooked at all(= it cannot beseenfrom any otherbuildings).
Geography: scenery & views
overlookverb[T](NOT NOTICE)C2 tofailtonoticeorconsidersomething or someone: Ithinkthere is onekeyfactthat you have overlooked. No one will be overlooked when weselectplayersfor theteam. Forgetting and forgetfulness
overlookverb[T](FORGIVE)toforgiveorpretendnot tonoticesomething: I'mpreparedto overlook hisbehaviourthistime. Making & accepting apologies
Examplesofoverlookingoverlooking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But such an approach risksoverlookinga significant element in the musical transaction. From theCambridge English Corpus Politicians and academics were publicly blamed foroverlookinglocal interests. From theCambridge English Corpus This oversight leads tooverlookinganother fundamental property of critical activity, namely that the immediately relevant "context" for explaining it is the dialogical context. From theCambridge English Corpus Several photographers who set up their camerasoverlookingthe commercial district between 1860 and 1880 created a pictorial record of civic action. From theCambridge English Corpus A new kind of energy efficient holiday house 'wrapped' up in ash on three sides andoverlookingthe lake will be built. From theCambridge English Corpus Byoverlookingthem here, property is given too flimsy a foundation. From theCambridge English Corpus Supervisors stationed on platformsoverlookingthe floor could immediately tell if a worker was not keeping up. From theCambridge English Corpus The earlier decision de-emphasized the strictly legal aspect of the decree, blandlyoverlookingthe questionable nature of the decision. From theCambridge English Corpus Overlookingthis circumstance is the main reason why type and a set made up of members are so frequently equated with each another. From theCambridge English Corpus If teachers work from the examination syllabus alone, they areoverlookingother aspects of musical experience for development. From theCambridge English Corpus So what is involved is not merely ignoring a few hard cases, butoverlookingvery widespread and real differences. From theCambridge English Corpus The man in a straw hat was standing on his chair upstage,overlookingthe scene. From theCambridge English Corpus However, looking only at sequence and structure runs the risk ofoverlookinga more subtle similarity. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, to avoidoverlookingpossible distinct effects for flag burning, we analyse data for this item separately. From theCambridge English Corpus Apparently some people believe that a mistake - here theoverlookingof the halting problem - can be corrected by a transfinite iteration. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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