neglect
verb
noun
nɪˈɡlekt
verb
1
to
fail
to
look
after
someone
or
something
properly
疏于照料; 疏忽
She
smoked
and
drank,
neglected
the
children,
and
left
the
clothes
unmended.
她抽烟喝酒，既不好好照顾孩子，也不缝补衣服。
a
neglected
garden
荒废的花园
The
building
has
been
badly
neglected.
这栋大楼一直无人看管。
2
to
pay
too
little
attention
to
something
忽视，忽略
Many
of
these
ideas
have
been
neglected
by
modern
historians.
这些观念有许多都被现代的历史学家忽略了。
The
police
officer
was
accused
of
neglecting
his
duty
(=not
doing
everything
he
should)
.
那位警官被控渎职。
3
neglect to do sth
to
not
do
something
没有做某事
formal
You
neglected
to
mention
that
they
had
a
second
album
released
during
1991.
你没有提及他们在 1991 年发行了第二张专辑。
noun
4
failure
to
look
after
something
or
someone,
or
the
condition
of
not
being
looked
after
疏忽
[+
of
]
Tenants
are
complaining
about
the
landlord’s
neglect
of
the
property.
住户在抱怨房东疏忽了房屋的维修。
years/decades/centuries
etc
of
neglect
After
years
of
neglect,
the
roads
were
full
of
potholes.
由于多年无人维修，路面上到处都坑坑洼洼的。
The
whole
district
had
an
air
of
abandonment
and
neglect.
整个地区有一种萧条落寞的感觉。
5
failure
to
pay
proper
attention
to
something
忽视，忽略
[+
of
]
Five
officers
were
court-martialled
for
cowardice
or
neglect
of
duty.
五名军官因怯懦或渎职被军事法庭审判。