vt (1)忽视(略) (treat carelessly or not give enough attention to)[T+n]：～one's health/family/work/duty/wife 忽视健康/忽视家庭/忽视工作/玩忽职守/忽视自己的妻子;The public～ed his poetry.公众对他的诗并不在意。〖同〗slight，over-look，ignore;〖反〗notice，appreciate，value;

(2)疏(玩)忽;漏做(fail to do，as through carelessness)[无 pass;T+to-inf，T+ing]：～to answer a letter/wind up a clock/return a book/mention an important fact 忘了写回信/上表/还书/提及一个重要的事实;He was thrown out of his flat because he～ed to pay the rent. 他因为忘了交房租被赶出了公寓。He's been～ing his bills for months. 他已经连续好几个月没有付账了。Don't～writing to me. 别忘了给我写信。Don't～paying him a visit now and then.别忘了常去看望他。

→neg′lected adj 被忽略的，被疏忽的;neg′lectful adj 疏忽的;neg′lectfully adv 疏忽地;neg′lectfulness n 疏忽;

n 疏忽;忽略(lack of care and attention)[U]：He was accused of～of his duty. 有人指控他玩忽职守。This slight～led to the tragedy. 这种轻微的疏漏导致了灾难。 The old house fell into～. 这座老房子年久失修，无人照管。N～of his studies caused him to fail. 学业荒疏使他考试不及格。〖同〗slight，overlook;〖反〗attention，care，notice;

【辨异】neglect、slight和overlook 都表示忽视某人某事。neglect 指对要求予以注意的某人某事未能给予足够的或适当的关注，如：neglect the duties of a citizen (忽视作为一个公民的职守);slight指草率地处理，常常是傲慢地或轻蔑地不予理睬，如：Nothing in the service was slighted;every phrase and gesture had its full value. (礼仪中处处不容轻视，每个措词和动作都具有深刻的涵义)。overlook 指因轻率或缺乏细心而引起的疏忽行为，如：Some of the most significant issues have been neglected，and many revealing lessons of past experience have been overlooked. (一些很有意义的论点被忽视了，许多显示以往经验教训的地方也疏漏了)。