词组 | neglect |
释义 | neglect /nɪˈɡlekt/ verb to not look after someone or something properly, or not give them enough attentionnounsneglect your child We must protect children who are being neglected or badly treated.neglect your wife/husband He neglects his wife and spends every evening with his friends.neglect your duty He neglected his duty by failing to report the theft.neglect your work/studies He began drinking and neglected his studies. | You’ve been neglecting your work.neglect your health also neglect yourself Don’t neglect your health – you need to take care of yourself.neglect an issue/topic This important issue has so far been neglected by historians.neglect a garden The garden was overgrown and had been neglected for some time.adverbsseriously neglect sth It accuses the government of seriously neglecting flood defences.totally neglect sth These children have been totally neglected.largely neglect sth Studies of population growth have largely neglected these factors.often neglect sth While we worry about the feelings of others, we often neglect our own.badly/sadly neglected His work has been badly neglected.much neglected Art education is much neglected.have long neglected sth The world has long neglected this disease.prepositionsneglect sth in favour of sth BrE neglect sth in favor of sth AmE The needs of old people may be neglected in favour of those of families. |
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