英语词汇“neglect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	neglect
释义	Trends of neglect View usage for: neglect (nɪglekt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense neglects, present participle neglecting, past tense, past participle 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 More Synonyms of neglect 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 More Synonyms of neglect 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 More Synonyms of neglect Synonyms: uncared-for, abandoned, underestimated, disregarded More Synonyms of neglect 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 More Synonyms of neglect neglect in British English (nɪˈɡlɛkt) verb (transitive) 1. to fail to give due care, attention, or time to to neglect a child 2. to fail (to do something) through thoughtlessness or carelessness he neglected to tell her 3. to ignore or disregard she neglected his frantic signals noun 4. lack of due care or attention; negligence the child starved through neglect 5. the act or an instance of neglecting or the state of being neglected Derived forms neglecter (neˈglecter) or neglector (neˈglector) noun Word origin C16: from Latin neglegere to neglect, from nec not + legere to select neglect in American English (nɪˈglɛkt) verb transitive 1. to ignore or disregard to neglect the advice of others 2. to fail to care for or attend to sufficiently or properly; slight to neglect one's family 3. to fail to carry out (an expected or required action) through carelessness or by intention; leave undone noun 4. the action of neglecting 5. lack of sufficient or proper care; negligence; disregard 6. the state of being neglected SYNONYMY NOTE: neglect implies a failure to carry out some expected or required action, either through carelessnessor by intention [I neglected to wind the clock]; omit, in this connection, implies a neglecting through oversight, absorption, etc. [she should not omit to visit the museum]; overlook suggests a failure to see or to take action, either inadvertently or indulgently[I'll overlook your error this time]; disregard implies inattention or neglect, usually intentional [she always disregards his wishes]; ignore suggests a deliberate disregarding, sometimes through stubborn refusal to face thefacts [but you ignore the necessity for action]; slight implies a disregarding or neglecting in an indifferent or disdainful way [he seems to slight the newer writers]; forget, in this connection, implies an intentional disregarding or omitting [after his election he forgot the wishes of the voters] Derived forms neglecter (neˈglecter) noun or neˈglector Word origin < L neglectus, pp. of negligere, neglegere, not to heed, be regardless of < neg- (see negation) + legere, to gather (see logic) Examples of 'neglect' in a sentence neglect Although given as a hypothetical situation, if such an incident were to happen, not to search the individual would be a neglect of duty. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Yet it has been both practiced and neglected by churches in our day. Christianity Today (2000) Three detectives were accused of neglect of duty. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It is sad that most of these works were neglected after his death. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The hope is that this will give the somewhat neglected museum a boost. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Those most in need of care may feel neglected. Times, Sunday Times (2013) For a politician or official not to listen to such representation is to neglect their duty dangerously. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The car rental service had neglected to give us a spare. Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986) The town was barely damaged during the operation but a number of buildings have suffered from neglect. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This report is one in a long line showing how essential aspects of care are being neglected. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Failing to ensure this will be seen as an act of neglect and should not be allowed to go unanswered. The Sun (2009) The physical aspect is not neglected - all patients receive an extensive physical examination. Wilkinson, Helena Beyond Chaotic Eating (1993) They knew and flaunted their legal right to offend; they neglected their moral duty not to. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In other languages neglect British English: neglect /nɪˈɡlɛkt/ NOUN Neglect is the failure to look after someone or something properly. The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect. American English: neglect Arabic: إِهْمَالٌ Brazilian Portuguese: negligência Chinese: 忽视 Croatian: zanemarivanje Czech: zanedbávání Danish: forsømmelse Dutch: verwaarlozing European Spanish: negligencia Finnish: laiminlyönti French: négligence German: Vernachlässigung Greek: αμέλεια Italian: trascuratezza Japanese: 怠慢 Korean: 방치 Norwegian: forsømmelse Polish: zaniedbanie European Portuguese: negligência Romanian: neglijență Russian: пренебрежение Latin American Spanish: negligencia Swedish: försummelse Thai: การละเลย Turkish: ihmal Ukrainian: занедбаність Vietnamese: sự sao lãng British English: neglect /nɪˈɡlɛkt/ VERB If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly. The woman denied that she had neglected her child. American English: neglect Arabic: يُهْمِلُ Brazilian Portuguese: negligenciar Chinese: 忽视 Croatian: zanemariti Czech: zanedbat Danish: forsømme Dutch: verwaarlozen European Spanish: descuidar Finnish: lyödä laimin French: négliger German: vernachlässigen Greek: παραμελώ Italian: trascurare Japanese: おろそかにする Korean: 방치하다 Norwegian: forsømme Polish: zaniedbać European Portuguese: negligenciar Romanian: a neglija Russian: пренебрегать Latin American Spanish: descuidar Swedish: försumma Thai: ทอดทิ้ง Turkish: ihmal etmek Ukrainian: занедбатиperf Vietnamese: sao lãng Chinese translation of 'neglect' neglect (nɪˈɡlɛkt) vt (= not care for) [child, area, house, garden] 忽略 (hūlüè) (= not pay attention to) [person] 怠慢 (dàimàn) [work, duty] 疏忽 (shūhu) (= overlook) [writer, artist] 忽视(視) (hūshì) n (u) [of child] 疏忽 (shūhu) [of area, house, garden] 疏于(於)照顾(顧) (shū yú zhàogù) to neglect to do sth 漏做某事 (lòu zuò mǒushì) 1 (verb) in the sense of disregard Definition to fail to give due care or attention to He denied that he had neglected the duties of the job. Synonyms disregard He disregarded the advice of his executives. ignore Such arguments ignore the important issues. leave alone turn your back on fail to look after Opposites remember , look after , take care of , attend to , regard , notice 2 (verb) in the sense of shirk Definition to fail (to do something) through carelessness If you don't keep an eye on them, children tend to neglect their homework. Synonyms shirk forget overlook We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our health. omit evade He managed to evade the police for six months. pass over skimp procrastinate over let slide be remiss in or about 3 (verb) in the sense of fail Definition to fail (to do something) through carelessness She neglected to inform me of her change of plans. Synonyms fail We waited twenty-one years; don't fail us now. forget Don't forget that all dogs need a supply of water. omit She had omitted to tell him she was leaving. 4 (verb) in the sense of spurn Definition to disregard Synonyms spurn a spurned lover discount His theory was discounted immediately. slight They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted. overlook He never overlooked his employees' faults. pass by She seldom passes by an opportunity to have a go at me. scorn people who scorned traditional methods People scorn me as a single parent. disdain a political leader who disdained the compromises of politics rebuff After the argument he rebuffed all their invitations. contemn (formal) 1 (noun) in the sense of negligence Definition lack of due care or attention They have ruined their garden through neglect. Synonyms negligence He was responsible for his patients' deaths through gross negligence. inattention Evidence had been destroyed as a result of a moment's inattention. unconcern Opposites care , attention , consideration 2 (noun) in the sense of shirking Definition lack of due care or attention her deliberate neglect of her professional duty Synonyms shirking failure They didn't prove his case of a failure of duty. oversight By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product. carelessness The accident was caused by sheer carelessness. dereliction He pleaded guilty to wilful dereliction of duty. forgetfulness Her forgetfulness is due to advancing age. slackness laxity The laxity of expert control authorities has made a significant contribution to the problem. laxness slovenliness neglectfulness remissness 3 (noun) in the sense of disregard Definition lack of due care or attention Synonyms disregard a callous disregard for human life slight a child weeping over an imagined slight default The other team failed to turn up so we won by default. disdain disrespect We would never treat each other with disrespect. heedlessness Opposites regard , respect , notice , observe , appreciate , value Additional synonyms in the sense of carelessness The accident was caused by sheer carelessness. Synonyms negligence, neglect, omission, indiscretion, inaccuracy, irresponsibility, slackness, inattention, sloppiness (informal), laxity, thoughtlessness, laxness, inconsiderateness, remissness in the sense of contemn Definition to regard with contempt Synonyms despise, slight, neglect, disregard, scorn, disdain, spurn, treat with contempt, hold cheap in the sense of default Definition a failure to do something, esp. to meet a financial obligation or to appear in court The other team failed to turn up so we won by default. Synonyms failure, want, lack, fault, absence, neglect, defect, deficiency, lapse, omission, dereliction Synonyms of 'neglect' neglect Explore 'neglect' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of dereliction He pleaded guilty to wilful dereliction of duty. Synonyms negligence, failure, neglect, evasion, delinquency, abdication, faithlessness, nonperformance, remissness in the sense of discount Definition to leave (something) out of account as being unreliable, prejudiced, or irrelevant His theory was discounted immediately. Synonyms disregard, reject, ignore, overlook, discard, set aside, dispel, pass over, repudiate, disbelieve, brush off (slang), lay aside, pooh-pooh in the sense of disdain Definition to refuse or reject with disdain a political leader who disdained the compromises of politics Synonyms scorn, reject, despise, slight, disregard, spurn, undervalue, deride, look down on, belittle, sneer at, pooh-pooh, contemn, look down your nose at (informal), misprize in the sense of disrespect Definition contempt or lack of respect We would never treat each other with disrespect. Synonyms contempt, cheek (informal), disregard, rudeness, lack of respect, irreverence, insolence, impertinence, impudence, discourtesy, incivility, impoliteness, lese-majesty, unmannerliness in the sense of evade Definition to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc.) He managed to evade the police for six months. Synonyms avoid, escape, dodge, get away from, shun, elude, eschew, steer clear of, sidestep, circumvent (formal), duck (informal), shirk, slip through the net of, escape the clutches of, body-swerve in the sense of failure Definition the fact of something required or expected not being done or not happening They didn't prove his case of a failure of duty. Synonyms negligence, neglect, deficiency, default, shortcoming, omission, oversight, dereliction, nonperformance, nonobservance, nonsuccess, remissness in the sense of forget Definition to neglect, either by mistake or on purpose Don't forget that all dogs need a supply of water. Synonyms neglect, overlook, omit, not remember, be remiss, fail to remember in the sense of forgetfulness Her forgetfulness is due to advancing age. Synonyms absent-mindedness, oblivion, inattention, carelessness, abstraction, laxity, laxness, dreaminess, obliviousness, lapse of memory, heedlessness, woolgathering in the sense of ignore Definition to refuse to notice Such arguments ignore the important issues. Synonyms overlook, discount, disregard, reject, neglect, shrug off, pass over, brush aside, turn a blind eye to, turn a deaf ear to, shut your eyes to in the sense of inattention Evidence had been destroyed as a result of a moment's inattention. Synonyms neglect, disregard, carelessness, indifference, preoccupation, daydreaming, forgetfulness, thoughtlessness, absent-mindedness, inadvertence, inattentiveness, heedlessness, woolgathering Additional synonyms in the sense of laxity The laxity of expert control authorities has made a significant contribution to the problem. Synonyms slackness, neglect, negligence, carelessness, leniency, sloppiness (informal), unconcern, laxness in the sense of omit Definition to fail (to do something) She had omitted to tell him she was leaving. Synonyms forget, fail, overlook, neglect, pass over, lose sight of, leave (something) undone, let (something) slide in the sense of overlook Definition to fail to notice (something) We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our health. Synonyms miss, forget, neglect, omit, disregard, pass over, fail to notice, leave undone, slip up on, leave out of consideration in the sense of overlook Definition to disregard or ignore (misbehaviour or a fault) He never overlooked his employees' faults. Synonyms ignore, excuse, forgive, pardon, disregard, condone, turn a blind eye to, wink at, blink at, make allowances for, let someone off with, let pass, let ride, discount, pass over, take no notice of, be oblivious to, pay no attention to, turn a deaf ear to, shut your eyes to in the sense of oversight Definition a mistake caused by not noticing something By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product. Synonyms mistake, error, slip, fault, misunderstanding, blunder, lapse, omission, boob (British, slang), gaffe, slip-up (informal), delinquency, inaccuracy, carelessness, howler (informal), goof (informal), bloomer (British, informal), clanger (informal), miscalculation, error of judgment, faux pas, inattention, laxity, boo-boo (informal), erratum, barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang) in the sense of pass by She seldom passes by an opportunity to have a go at me. Synonyms disregard, miss, overlook, neglect, pass over, not choose in the sense of rebuff Definition to snub and reject an offer or suggestion After the argument he rebuffed all their invitations. Synonyms reject, decline, refuse, turn down, cut (informal), check, deny, resist, slight, discourage, put off, snub, spurn, knock back (slang), brush off (slang), repulse, cold-shoulder in the sense of scorn Definition to refuse to have or do (something) because it is felt to be undesirable or wrong people who scorned traditional methodsPeople scorn me as a single parent. Synonyms despise, reject, disdain, slight, scout (archaic), snub, shun, be above, spurn, rebuff, deride, flout, look down on, scoff at, make fun of, sneer at, hold in contempt, turn up your nose at (informal), contemn, curl your lip at, consider beneath you in the sense of slight Definition to insult (someone) by behaving rudely They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted. Synonyms snub, insult, ignore, rebuff, affront, neglect, put down, despise, scorn, disdain, disparage, cold-shoulder, treat with contempt, show disrespect for, give offence or umbrage to in the sense of slight Definition an act of snubbing (someone) a child weeping over an imagined slight Synonyms insult, snub, affront, contempt, disregard, indifference, disdain, rebuff, disrespect, slap in the face (informal), inattention, discourtesy, (the) cold shoulder
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