oversight

noun

/ˈəʊvəsaɪt/

/ˈəʊvərsaɪt/

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[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。
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- The 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 Dictionary
adjective
- unfortunate
- administrative
preposition
- 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
- The committee has oversight of finance and general policy.该委员会负责处理财政和一般性政策。
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- An 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。