neglect
[nɪ'glekt] verb transitive
ADVANCED
■to give not enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility 疏忽照顾；忽视，疏忽•to neglect your appearance/the garden不修边幅／疏于整理花园 •He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention.他对那只可怜的狗漠不关心——从不带它散步，也从不关心它。 •I'm afraid I've rather neglected my studies this week.恐怕这个星期我忽略了自己的功课。 neglect to do sth
■to not do something, often because you forget 疏忽，疏漏，忘记做•I'd neglected to give him the name of the hotel where I'd be staying.我忘记告诉他我住的宾馆的名字。 •He neglected to mention the fact that we could lose money on the deal.他忘记提及我们做这笔交易可能会亏本。
[nɪ'glekt] noun uncountable
ADVANCED
■when you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something, or the state of not receiving enough care or attention 疏忽，忽视；疏忽照顾•Both parents were found guilty of neglect and their child was taken away from them.父母双方均被判定对其子女未尽照顾义务，于是他们的孩子被带走了。 •Over the years the church has fallen into a state of neglect.多年来，这座教堂已沦落到无人理会的地步。 |