Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3391
overlook
忽略；未注意到
核心释义
To fail to notice or see something; to miss it.
- 1.
从高处提供(某物的)视野。
To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
从上方或高处向下看。
To look down upon from above or from a higher location.
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。
用法In use
I overlooked the error in the report.
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.
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.
用法提示：overlook 在此表示‘没注意到，忽略’，过去式形式。
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。
overlook sth
表示从高处俯视。
Our hotel room overlooks the ocean.
我们的酒店房间俯瞰大海。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- overlook a mistake
- 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。
- overlook the city
- 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。
- overlook the fact
- 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。
- overlook the details
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
从上面看（over+look），容易忽略下面的细节，既表示俯视也表示忽略。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: 日常沟通, 书面报告, 会议记录; note: 表示因疏忽而未注意，中性语气，在正式与非正式场合均适用，但更常见于需要强调无意遗漏的语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意区分 overlook（忽略）和 oversee（监督）。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the same '-ook' spelling and pronunciation /ʊk/, rhyming with the ending of 'overlook'.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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