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  • Derivatives : n  neglecter ; n  neglector
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

neglect [nɪ'glεkt]
  1. 1. vt. [+child] [ area] [ house] [ garden] (not care for) 忽略
  2. 2. vt. [+person] (not pay attention to) 怠慢
  3. 3. vt. [+work] [ duty] 疏忽
  4. 4. vt. [+writer] [ artist] (overlook) 忽视
  5. 5. noun [u] [of child] 疏忽
  6. 6. noun [of area] [ house] [ garden] 疏于照顾
    to neglect to do sth
    漏做某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

neglect [nɪˈglekt]
  1. 1. vt. 遗漏疏忽
  2. 2. vt. 未能,未做,搁置未做
  3. 3. vt. 未能照顾,对……照顾不周
    He neglects his children.
    没有尽到照顾孩子责任
  4. 4. vt. 忽略
  5. 5. n.[u] 疏忽忽略
  6. 6. n.[u] 废弃,被忽略状态
    The house was in a terrible state of neglect.
    这座房子好久没人照看了。
  7. 7. n.[u] 冷落忽视漠视
  8. 8. n.[u] 不用心尽责玩忽职守
  9. 9. n.[u] 粗心大意

Collins English-English Dictionary

neglect [nɪ'glεkt]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to fail to give due care, attention, or time to
    to neglect a child
  2. 2. vt. to fail (to do something) through thoughtlessness or carelessness
    he neglected to tell her
  3. 3. vt. to ignore or disregard
    she neglected his frantic signals
  4. 4. n lack of due care or attention; negligence
    the child starved through neglect
  5. 5. n the act or an instance of neglecting or the state of being neglected
  6. 6. n [Etymology] C16: from Latin neglegere to neglect, from nec not + legere to select

Examples

to neglect to do sth
漏做某事
It is careless of you to neglect your son of his medicine-taking.
你太粗心了,竟然忘记给你儿子吃药。
The neighbor' neglect of paying back the visit displeased him.
邻居忘记了对他的回访,这使他很不高兴。
The people in neglect proved their worth to society.
这些被忽视的人证明了他们对社会的价值。
The house was in a terrible state of neglect.
这座房子好久没人照看了。

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