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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

overlook [əuvə'luk]
  1. 1. vt. (have view over) 俯瞰
  2. 2. vt. (fail to notice) 忽略
  3. 3. vt. (forgive) 宽容

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

overlook [ˌəʊvərˈlʊk] [ˈəʊvərlʊk]
  1. 1. vt. 看到,未注意到
    I was overlooked repeatedly, to such an extent that I became completely disgusted.
    一次次对我的忽视使我感到十分不满
  2. 2. vt. 朝向面向
    Dover Castle is to the east of Dover, overlooking the town.
    多佛城堡位于多佛市东边俯瞰全镇。
    The apartment overlooks the Hudson.
    这套公寓能够俯瞰整个哈德逊湾。
  3. 3. vt. 忽略疏忽遗漏
    Some parents persistently overlook or ignore their children's good behaviour.
    一些父母总是忽略忽视孩子良好表现
  4. 4. vt. 俯瞰俯视
    It was perched on a rocky cliff overlooking a stone path to the sea some 40 feet below.
    它停在一个岩石悬崖边,俯瞰大约40英尺之下通往大海的石路。
  5. 5. vt. [Archaic] 监督照管
    We hired a nurse to overlook my aging father.
    我们雇佣了一位护士照管我的年迈父亲
    I am overlooking her work.
    我在监督她的工作
  6. 6. vt. 宽容宽恕
    My mom has always overlooked my stupid mistakes.
    我的妈妈总是宽恕我的愚蠢错误
  7. 7. n.[c] [American English] 高地
    My house has a nice overlook in the hills behind it.
    我的房子从屋后的山顶俯瞰起来漂亮

Collins English-English Dictionary

overlook
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to fail to notice or take into account
  2. 2. vt. to disregard deliberately or indulgently
  3. 3. vt. to look at or over from above
    the garden is overlooked by the prison
  4. 4. vt. to afford a view of from above
    the house overlooks the bay
  5. 5. vt. to rise above
  6. 6. vt. to look after
  7. 7. vt. to look at carefully
  8. 8. vt. to bewitch or cast the evil eye upon (someone)
  9. 9. n [US] a high place affording a view
  10. 10. n an act of overlooking

Examples

I was also told to shine my belt buckle, something that I constantly overlook.
我还被告知,带扣要保持光亮,而这一点我经常忽视。
All the twin rooms are comfortable, and all overlook the attractive court.
两个房间都很舒适,都可以看到美丽的庭院。
All the twin rooms are comfortable, and all overlook the attractive courtyard.
两个房间都很舒适,都可以看到美丽的庭院。
Some parents persistently overlook or ignore their children's good behaviour.
一些父母总是忽略或忽视孩子的良好表现。
The subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution.
那些题目的设计引导他们以熟悉的方法解决问题而忽视更简单的解决办法。
不应忽视困难。
We should not overlook the difficulties.
过去的事情既往不咎,以后你可得注意。
We'll overlook what you've done in the past but you'd better watch out in the future.
我们面前困难还多,不可忽视。
There are still many difficulties ahead which we must not overlook.

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