neglect
verb- neglect somebody/something
to fail to take care of somebody/something 疏于照顾；未予看管 She denies neglecting her baby. 她不承认没有照看好她的孩子。 The buildings had been neglected for years. 这些大楼多年来一直无人看管。 Don’t neglect your health. 不要忽视你的健康。 Local communities have been neglected in favour of private sector interests. 为了私营经济的利益而忽略了当地小区集体。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- grossly
- seriously
- completely
- …
- tend to
- cannot afford to
- in favour/favor of
- neglect something
to not give enough attention to something 忽略；忽视；不予重视 Dance has been neglected by television. 电视节目一向不重视舞蹈。 She has neglected her studies. 她忽视了她的学习。 They are neglecting their duty as elected representatives. 他们忽视了作为民选代表的职责。
Extra ExamplesThese are subjects generally neglected by historians. 这些是历史学家通常会忽略的话题。 This sector is one of the major growth areas and we cannot afford to neglect it. 这一行业是主要的经济增长领域之一，我们不能忽视。 an aspect of the problem conspicuously neglected by social scientists 社会科学家明显忽略的这个问题的一个方面 They conveniently neglected their responsibilities. 他们有意地不理会他们的职责。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- grossly
- seriously
- completely
- …
- tend to
- cannot afford to
- in favour/favor of
- neglect to do something (formal)
to fail or forget to do something that you ought to do 疏忽；疏漏 see also negligence
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin neglect- ‘disregarded’, from the verb neglegere, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’.