| 单词 | overlook |
| 释义 | overlook (once / 287 pages) 1vn 2v To overlook something is to fail to see it. When planning a party, it's best to write out a to-do list so that you don't overlook any details. The verb overlook literally means to look over the top of. The word has come to refer to the act of neglecting something, usually because your focus is aimed elsewhere. You might overlook the cost of car insurance if you’re busy calculating the cost of buying the car and paying for gas and parking. As a noun, an overlook is a space high above ground. You might overlook your curfew if you're busy enjoying an overlook with your date. WORD FAMILYoverlook: overlooked, overlooking, overlooks+/look: looked, looker, looking, looks, overlook/looker: lookers/looking: lookingly, lookings USAGE EXAMPLESThe Iowa Natural Resources Department says the man fell about 60 feet from an overlook off Lost Lake Trail around 11:15 a.m. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The address is set for the evening of Jan. 10 at McCormick Place, a hulking convention center overlooking Lake Michigan. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) In pro sports, never overlook the importance of hate. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v look down on Syn|Hypo|Hyper command, dominate, overtop dwarf, overshadow, shadow make appear small by comparison lie be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2v be oriented in a certain direction The apartment overlooks the Hudson Syn|Hyper look across, look out on, look out over lie be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 3v watch over I am overlooking her work Hyper survey look over carefully or inspect 4n a high place affording a good view 2Hyper place, spot, topographic point a point located with respect to surface features of some region 1v look past, fail to notice Hyper lose, miss fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind 2v leave undone or leave out Syn|Ant|Hypo drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, pretermit attend to, take to heart get down to; pay attention to; take seriously forget forget to do something jump, pass over, skip, skip overbypass |
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