
好词典

源自拉丁语 'neglegere',意为'不选择'或'忽视',由 'neg-'(不)和 'legere'(选择)组成。
❶ 忽视或忽略某人或某事,没有给予应有的关注或照顾。常用于描述对责任、义务或重要事项的疏忽。
“She neglects her plants and they all died.”
(她忽视了她的植物,结果它们都死了。)
“He neglects his homework to play video games.”
(他为了玩电子游戏而忽视了家庭作业。)
❶ 忽视或疏忽的行为或状态,指对某事或某人缺乏应有的关注或照顾。
“The neglect of the old building led to its collapse.”
(对这座老建筑的忽视导致了它的倒塌。)
“Child neglect is a serious issue in some families.”
(儿童忽视是某些家庭中的一个严重问题。)
neglect to do something — 忘记或未能做某事,通常指应该做的事情但没有做。
“He neglected to lock the door when he left.”
(他离开时忘了锁门。)
in a state of neglect — 处于被忽视的状态,通常指某物因缺乏照料而显得破败或失修。
“The old house was in a state of neglect.”
(那栋老房子处于无人照料的状态。)