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单词 oversight
释义

oversight

noun
/ˈəʊvəsaɪt/
/ˈəʊvərsaɪt/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do something or you do not notice something
    • I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an oversight.
    • You can never entirely eliminate human error and oversight.
    Extra Examples
    • The mistake was due to an unfortunate oversight on my part.
    • Through oversight, the bill was still unpaid.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • unfortunate
    • administrative
    preposition
    • by (an) oversight
    • due to (an) oversight
    • through (an) oversight
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  2. [uncountable] (formal) the state of being in charge of somebody/something
    • The committee has oversight of finance and general policy.
    Extra Examples
    • An enquiry was set up under the oversight of the Police Complaints Authority.
    • There is support for a system of independent oversight.
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