| 单词 | neglect |
| 释义 | neglect (nɪglekt ) Word forms: neglects , neglecting , neglected 1. verb If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly. The woman denied that she had neglected her child. [VERB noun] Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer. [VERB noun] ...an ancient and neglected church. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: disregard, ignore, leave alone, turn your back on Neglect is also a noun. The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect. Niwano's business began to suffer from neglect. 2. verb If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve. He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her. [VERB noun] If you are not careful, children tend to neglect their homework. [VERB noun] Synonyms: shirk, forget, overlook, omit neglected adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE noun, ADJECTIVE after verb] The fact that she is not coming today makes her grandmother feel lonely and neglected. ... a neglected aspect of London's forgotten history. The journal she had begun lay neglected on her bedside table. Synonyms: run down, derelict, overgrown, uncared-for Synonyms: uncared-for, abandoned, underestimated, disregarded 3. verb If you neglect to do something that you ought to do or neglect your duty, you fail to do it. We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies. [VERB to-infinitive] They never neglect their duties. [VERB noun] 4. benign neglect phrase If you describe someone's approach to a problem as one of benign neglect, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing nothing and hoping that the problem will solve itself. [disapproval] I am concerned that some children are the product of benign neglect in the home. Collocations: suffer neglect Under tight budgets, national, state, and local parks suffer neglect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You might be at the centre of custody disputes between separated parents, or you might be suffering neglect physically and emotionally. Times, Sunday Times The manor had suffered neglect and disrepair for most of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had suffered neglect, extensive interior alteration, and partial removal of the train shed by this time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But let us not mistake a failure to revive left-behind areas with wilful neglect. Times, Sunday Times Five nurses have since been charged with falsifying medical records and wilful neglect. Times, Sunday Times But confidential reports reveal many other cases that seem to show either police incompetence or wilful neglect. Times, Sunday Times Detectives have already charged three nurses with allegedly falsifying medical records and the wilful neglect of vulnerable patients. Times, Sunday Times A refusal to strike a deal can be seen by friends and families as the wilful neglect of a citizen. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 忽视, 忽视 Japanese: 怠慢, おろそかにする |
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