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单词 neglect
释义
neglect
verb[T]
uk
/nɪˈɡlekt/us
/nɪˈɡlekt/
C1
to not give enoughcareorattentiontopeopleor things that areyourresponsibility:
疏于照管；忽视，疏忽
to neglectyourappearance/thehouse不修边幅／疏于整理花园
He neglects thatpoordog- he nevertakeshim forwalksor gives him anyattention.他对那只可怜的狗漠不关心——从不带它散步，也从不关心它。
She's been neglecting herstudiesthissemester.她这个学期荒疏了自己的学业。
neglect todo something
C2
to not do something, often because youforget:
疏忽，疏漏，忘记做
I'd neglected to give him thenameof thehotelwhere I'd bestaying.我忘了告诉他我住的宾馆的名字。
He neglected tomentionthefactthat we couldlosemoneyon thedeal.他忘了提我们做这笔交易可能会亏本。
More examples
  • Heratherneglected hischildreninfavourof hiscareer.
  • I've been neglecting myfriendsrecently.
  • She's been neglecting thehousework.
  • Thegovernmentis neglectingitsdutytoprotectthevulnerable.
  • He wasprosecutedfor neglecting hisanimals.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Neglecting and ignoring
  • beneath the/someone'sradaridiom
  • blocksomethingout
  • brushsomeone/somethingoff
  • bury/haveyourhead in the sandidiom
  • bypass
  • crack
  • ear
  • lay
  • let goidiom
  • let sleeping dogs lieidiom
  • letsomethinggo/passidiom
  • letsomethingrideidiom
  • look straight/right throughsomeoneidiom
  • nose
  • setsomethingaside
  • shut
  • shutsomeone/somethingout
  • shutyoureyes tosomethingidiom
  • silent
  • the silent treatmentidiom
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Treating people or animals badly
Failing and doing badly
neglect
noun[U]
uk
/nɪˈɡlekt/us
/nɪˈɡlekt/
C1
asituationin which you do not give enoughcareorattentionto someone or something, or thestateof notreceivingenoughcareorattention:
疏忽，忽视；疏于照管
Bothparentswerefoundguiltyof neglect andtheirchildwas taken away from them.父母双方均被判定对其子女未尽照管义务，于是他们的孩子被带走了。
Over theyearsthechurchhasfalleninto astateof neglect.多年来这座教堂已沦落到无人照管的地步。
Synonym
disuse
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
the fact of not doing something you should
  • failureFailure to follow the employee guidelines can lead to your immediate termination.
  • defaultThe bank seized his house because his mortgage was in default.
  • malpracticeThe surgeon was sued for malpractice.
  • derelictionHe was dishonourably discharged for dereliction of duty.
  • neglectCorruption and neglect resulted in a government that was weakened enough to be overthrown.
  • negligenceEducational standards deteriorated thanks to the negligence of the administration.
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More examples
  • Doctorsguiltyof neglect areliabletoprosecution.
  • Thepresentcrisisis theresultofyearsofwilfulneglect by thecouncil.
  • Abitofhealthyneglect is good forchildren.
  • I'mafraidmygardenissufferingfrom neglect.
  • Theyaccusedtheirfosterparentsof neglect.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Neglecting and ignoring
  • beneath the/someone'sradaridiom
  • blocksomethingout
  • brushsomeone/somethingoff
  • bury/haveyourhead in the sandidiom
  • bypass
  • crack
  • ear
  • lay
  • let goidiom
  • let sleeping dogs lieidiom
  • letsomethinggo/passidiom
  • letsomethingrideidiom
  • look straight/right throughsomeoneidiom
  • nose
  • setsomethingaside
  • shut
  • shutsomeone/somethingout
  • shutyoureyes tosomethingidiom
  • silent
  • the silent treatmentidiom
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Treating people or animals badly
(Definition ofneglectfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

neglect| American Dictionary

neglect
verb[I/T]
us
/nɪˈɡlekt/
tofailto giveneededcareorattentionto someone or something:
[T]She had neglected theprogramandallowedstudentinterestin it tofalloff.
[I]He neglected totellhisemployerthat he would be taking thedayoff.

neglect

noun[U]us
/nɪˈɡlekt/
Theparkwas in asorrystateof neglect.
(Definition ofneglectfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofneglect

neglect
The future of literary education, it is claimed, lies in criticism, an area which had previously been neglected.
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Projects simply need to be evaluated from now on in terms of their full social costs - something which was simply neglected in the past.
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However, the opportunity exists and is not to be neglected.
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Preliminary results indicate that cohabitation in old age should not be neglected.
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They may intervene in the work of some departments but only at the cost of neglecting broad strategy and the work of others.
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Woman-centred feminism often neglects theory in favour of documenting feminine experience.
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Technical advance of this kind shows that the cart was being seriously used; bridge-building that roads were not entirely neglected.
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Team nursing in the ward provides a preparation for the staff nurse's role, which otherwise may be neglected in nurse training.
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By concentrating on spatial aspects of the developing system the temporal aspect has been neglected.
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Although the overseas crisis dominated these years, domestic matters were not neglected.
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As an essay drawing fresh attention to a play extraordinarily neglected or misrepresented before that date, it does not seem to me negligible.
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Are we appropriating materials hitherto neglected for analysis of the kind we have always used?
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Neglecting such a line of research, in other words, may be neglecting a project that is at once politically progressive and epistemically non-trivial and challenging.
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In light of all this, it is clear that economics cannot afford to continue neglecting the human side of social relations.
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Inquisitorial penances have been neglected in describing the history of penance itself.
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Collocationswithneglect

neglect

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benign neglect
One can see clearly thatbenignneglectsaves money: planned management costs money.
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century of neglect
Those of us who may feel frustration at so little progress after acenturyofneglect, in no sense direct that frustration at him.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
child neglect
Reporting and founding ofchildneglectin urban and rural communities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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