vt.　疏忽；忽略；漏做 pay no attention to; give no or not enough care to; leave undone

　～ the advice of others　忽视别人的劝告
　～ criticism　忽视批评
　～ one's duty　玩忽职守，失职
　～ one's family　不顾家庭
　～ one's friend　怠慢朋友
　～ one's meal and sleep　废寝忘食
　～ an order　玩忽命令
　～ a precaution　疏于防范
　～ the real need of sb　不顾某人的实际需要
　～ rules　忽视规则
　～ habitually　习惯性地忽略
　～ monstrously　令人震惊地忽略
　～ shamefully　应受责备地忽略
　～ slovenly　草率地忽略
　～ totally　全部忽略
　～ utterly　全没人管
　～ willfully　故意忽视，有意冷落

　The government neglected industry.　政府忽略了工业。
　Don't neglect your health.　不要忽视你的健康。
　It won't do to neglect this work.　忽视这项工作是不行的。
　No country can afford to neglect education.　任何国家都不能忽视教育。
　For a time he neglected his studies.　有一段时间，他放松了学习。
　I don't trust him for he often neglects his duty.　我不信任他，因为他常玩忽职守。
　It is bad for us to pay attention to one side and neglect the other.　只顾一方面，不顾其他方面，会对我们不利。
　The wrong was neglected.　这种错误被忽略了。
　Some of the most significant issues were neglected.　最重要的问题中，有些被忽略了。
　The study of this subject is undeservedly neglected today.　现今，这门学科的研究受到不应有的忽视。
　The great importance of the quality of equipment for navigation should never be neglected.　导航设备的质量极为重要，不容忽视。
　Don't neglect to study.　不要疏忽学习。
　He neglected to follow the instructions.　他疏忽了，未遵循指示。
　He neglected to write and say "Thank you".　他忘了写信道谢。
　They neglected to lay a good foundation.　他们没有注意打下了一个良好的基础。
　Don't neglect to lock the door when you leave.　你离开时别忘了锁门。
　He neglected to mention that compensation should be made for all the damage done to the building.　他忘了提出对该建筑物造成的损失均应赔偿。
　She neglected locking the door.　她忘记锁门了。
　Don't neglect writing to your mother.　不要忘了给你母亲写信。
　He neglected calling Tom to school.　他忘了叫汤姆上学。
　Don't neglect paying him a visit now and then.　别忘了时常去看看他。

 ♣ neglect, ignore, overlook
　参见ignore条。

1. U 忽略，疏忽，玩忽　the action of neglecting
2. U 被忽略的状态　the condition of being neglected

　complete ～　彻底的忽略
　criminal ～　应受谴责的疏忽行为
　gross ～　严重的疏忽行为
　lazy ～　懒惰造成的疏忽
　occasional ～　偶尔的疏忽
　through ～　由于疏忽
　～ of duty　玩忽职守
　～ of the child　未精心照应孩子

　Excuse my neglect in returning your book.　请原谅我忘记把书还给你。
　The children were suffering from neglect because they had no one to look after them.　孩子们因为无人照顾而受罪。
　The garden has fallen into a state of neglect.　这花园已处于荒废的状态。
　She has fallen into almost total neglect.　她几乎已被人忘得一干二净。

 ♣ neglect to-v, neglect in v-ing
　前者的意思是“因疏忽而忘了做某事”；后者的意思是“因疏忽而做错了或做得很失误”。试比较：
　
 ♣ neglect, negligence
　这两个词都可表示“疏忽”。
1. neglect往往着重指行动有“该做而没做”的含意，针对“疏忽或弃置工作”而言，表示有意识地明知故犯；negligence特指人或团体对工作的态度不认真，或责任心不强，疏忽大意、粗心等，往往有经常不注意的意思，表示习性。
2. 若指人的外表时， neglect是“疏忽”意味较强的用法，表示“邋遢，不整洁的仪表”; negligence只是指“不追求时髦，不专心打扮”。

　［派生词］ neglectful adj.不注意的；疏忽的
　［同义词］ n. disregard, idleness, negligence, slight
　［反义词］ n. attention, care, notice, regard