neglect

英 [nɪ'glekt] 美[nɪ'glɛkt]
  • vt. 疏忽,忽视;忽略
  • n. 疏忽,忽视;怠慢

CET4TEM4IELTS考研TOEFLCET6中低频词核心词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: neglects;过去式: neglected;过去分词: neglected;现在分词: neglecting;

助记提示


1. 不选了。neg- => 不, lect- => 选择.

中文词源


neglect 忽视

neg-,否定,没有,-lect,选择,词源同collect,elect.即没有选出来,忽视。

英英释意


1. lack of attention and due care
2. the state of something that has been unused and neglected;
"the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
3. willful lack of care and attention
4. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
5. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

英文词源


neglect (v.)
1520s, from Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere "to make light of, disregard, be indifferent to, not heed, not trouble oneself about," literally "not to pick up," variant of neclegere, from Old Latin nec "not" (see deny) + legere "pick up, select" (see lecture (n.)). Related: Neglected; neglecting.
neglect (n.)
1580s, from neglect (v.) or from Latin neglectus "a neglecting," noun use of past participle of neglegere.

同义词辨析


forget, omit, neglect, overlook, disregard, ignore

这些动词均有"疏忽,忽略"或"忘记"之意。

forget: 普通用词,侧重某事不重要或太复杂而未能记住,也指有意疏忽或忘掉。

omit: 指有意或无意地忘记做某事,也指删去被视作不重要、不合意的东西。

neglect: 侧重指有意的忽略或忽视,也可指粗心与疏忽。

overlook: 指因匆忙而疏忽或视而不见。

disregard: 多指有意或自觉地不顾某事。

ignore: 通常指有意不顾,或不理显而易见的事物。

考试真题


Neglect of family and friends.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

Its protection is often neglected by children.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

It has neglected their faculty's demands.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

And they neglected other healthy activities.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Its negative effects have long been neglected.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

They tend to neglect training in analytical skills.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

This belief in "post-industrial society" has led those countries to neglect their manufacturing sector with negative consequences for their economies.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

What the people wanted was a government which would provide a comfortable life for them; and with this as the primary object, ideas of freedom and self-reliance and responsibility were neglected to the point of disappearing.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

To take this approach to the New Englanders normally mean to start with the Puritans’ theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

This seems a justification for neglect of those in need, and a rationalization of exploitation, of the superiority of those at the top and the inferiority of those at the bottom.

出自-2011年考研翻译原文

But the intention is not to neglect social science; rather, the complete opposite.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

To take this approach to the New Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans' theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church -- important subjects that we may not neglect.

2009年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

实用场景例句


She denies neglecting her baby.
她不承认没有照看好她的孩子。

牛津词典

The buildings had been neglected for years.
这些大楼多年来一直无人看管。

牛津词典

Dance has been neglected by television.
电视节目一向不重视舞蹈。

牛津词典

She has neglected her studies.
她忽视了自己的学习。

牛津词典

You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.
你遗漏了你前雇主的名字。

牛津词典

The law imposes penalties for the neglect of children.
法律对疏于照管儿童有处罚措施。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

The place smelled of decay and neglect.
这地方有一股污浊腐朽的气味。

牛津词典

The woman denied that she had neglected her child...
那位女士否认疏于照管自己的孩子。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer.
人勤地生宝;人懒地长草。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her...
他为事业付出太多,长时间地工作,忽视了她。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

If you are not careful, children tend to neglect their homework.
如果你不注意的话,孩子们往往会不重视他们的家庭作业。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies...
我们经常忘记该合理地使用我们的身体。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They never neglect their duties.
他们从未玩忽职守。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We should not just concentrate on one thing to the neglect of everything else.
不能只抓一头,把别的事都撇在一旁.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

It is bad for us to pay attention to one side and neglect the other.
只顾一方面,不顾其他方面,会对我们不利.

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Don't neglect to water the plants.
不要忘记浇花.

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He is chargeable with a fault or neglect.
他可能因过失或疏忽而被控告.

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The plaster on the wall of this house had peeled off through years of neglect.
这房子长年累月没修缮,墙上的灰泥都剥落了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

In course of time old customs and observances tend to fall into neglect.
随着时间的推移,旧风俗习惯有被忽略的趋势.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

He railed at the world for its neglect of his genius.
他怨世人不能赏识他的才华.

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Don't neglect writing to your mother.
不要忘了给你母亲写信.

《简明英汉词典》

Don't neglect paying him a visit now and then.
别忘了时常去看看他.

《现代英汉综合大词典》