- [countable, uncountable]
the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do something or you do not notice something 疏忽;忽略;失察 I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an oversight. 我不是有意在名单上漏掉她的名字的,这是个疏忽。 You can never entirely eliminate human error and oversight. 人为的错误和疏失是没有可能根除的。
Extra ExamplesThe mistake was due to an unfortunate oversight on my part. 这一错误是由于我一时疏忽造成的。 Through oversight, the bill was still unpaid. 由于疏忽,账单仍未支付。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- unfortunate
- administrative
- by (an) oversight
- due to (an) oversight
- through (an) oversight
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- [uncountable] (formal)
the state of being in charge of somebody/something 负责;照管 Extra ExamplesAn enquiry was set up under the oversight of the Police Complaints Authority. 在警察投诉局的监督下进行了调查。 There is support for a system of independent oversight. 独立监督制度得到了支持。