overlook sth
表示未能注意到或忽略。
I overlooked a mistake in the report.
我忽略了报告中的一个错误。
俯瞰;眺望;宽恕;不计较;从高处提供(某物的)视野。;未能注意到;越过(某物)而视而不见。;假装未注意到(尤指错误或缺点);对(某事)不加追究或惩罚。
To fail to notice or see something; to miss it.
从高处提供(某物的)视野。
To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
未能注意到;越过(某物)而视而不见。
To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
假装未注意到(尤指错误或缺点);对(某事)不加追究或惩罚。
To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
从上方或高处向下看。
To look down upon from above or from a higher location.
一般现在时
I often overlook small details.
我经常忽略小细节。
一般过去时
She overlooked the mistake yesterday.
她昨天忽略了那个错误。
现在完成时
They have overlooked the problem.
他们已经忽略了这个问题。
I overlooked the error in the report.
我忽略了报告中的那个错误。
用法提示:overlook 在此表示‘忽略,没注意到’,过去式形式。
Don't overlook the importance of regular exercise.
不要忽视定期锻炼的重要性。
用法提示:overlook 在此表示‘忽视,忽略’,祈使句中用原形。
She overlooked the small print on the contract.
她忽略了合同上的小字。
用法提示:overlook 在此表示‘没注意到,忽略’,过去式形式。
表示未能注意到或忽略。
I overlooked a mistake in the report.
我忽略了报告中的一个错误。
表示从高处俯视。
Our hotel room overlooks the ocean.
我们的酒店房间俯瞰大海。
表示监督或看管。
She was hired to overlook the children.
她被雇来照看孩子。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please overlook these documents carefully.
正确表达Please look over these documents carefully.
错误:将“overlook”误用作“仔细检查”的意思。纠正:应使用短语“look over”表示“检查”,而“overlook”通常意为“忽略”或“俯视”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He overlooks the team's progress every day.
正确表达He oversees the team's progress every day.
错误:将“overlook”误用作“监督”的意思。纠正:应使用“oversee”表示“监督”,因为“overlook”更常表示“忽略”或“未注意到”。
针对“忽略”义项
针对“俯视”义项
oversee侧重于主动监督执行过程,而overlook表示“监视”时更偏重被动看管;overlook还有“忽略”和“俯视”之意,与oversee不重叠。
ignore强调故意不理睬或置之不理,而overlook指无意中忽略或遗漏,通常不是故意的。
look over是短语动词,意为快速检查或审阅,而overlook作为动词常表示“俯视”或“忽略”,两者在形式和意义上易混淆。
忽略一个错误
It's easy to overlook a mistake when you're tired.
当你累了的时候,很容易忽略一个错误。
俯瞰城市
From the hill, you can overlook the entire city.
从山上你可以俯瞰整个城市。
忽视事实
We cannot overlook the fact that the project is behind schedule.
我们不能忽视项目进度落后的事实。
忽略细节
She tends to overlook the details when she's in a hurry.
她着急时往往会忽略细节。
我不是一个忽视显而易见的事情的人。
This line is from the TV show 'The Office' (US), spoken by Michael Scott. It humorously shows his tendency to miss the obvious despite claiming otherwise.
这句台词出自美剧《办公室》,由迈克尔·斯科特所说,幽默地表现了他声称自己不会忽视显而易见的事情,实则相反。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.