overlook
【忽视、忽略,俯瞰、眺望,宽容,宽大处理】
“Overlook” 是一个多义词,可以作为动词使用,意思与“忽视”或“俯瞰”相关,具体含义取决于语境。
作为动词时,主要有以下几种含义:
- 忽视,忽略:指故意或无意地没有注意到某事物,未给予足够的重视。
- She overlooked an important detail in the report.(她在报告中忽略了一个重要细节。)
- Don’t overlook the small tasks; they are just as important.(不要忽视小任务,它们同样重要。)
- 俯瞰,远眺:指从较高的地方向下看,通常用来描述景色或视野。
- The hotel room overlooks the beach.(这间酒店房间可以俯瞰到海滩。)
- From the mountain top, you can overlook the entire city.(从山顶上,你可以俯瞰整个城市。)
- 宽容,宽大处理:有时也表示对某种不当行为表现出宽容,不予追究。
- The teacher overlooked the student’s minor mistake.(老师宽容地忽略了学生的小错误。)
例句:
- I can’t believe I overlooked such a simple mistake!(我简直不敢相信我竟然忽略了这么简单的错误!)
- The house overlooks a beautiful garden.(那座房子俯瞰着一座美丽的花园。)
- He was upset because his efforts were overlooked by the manager.(他很沮丧,因为他的努力被经理忽视了。)
总结来说,“overlook” 可以表示忽视某事物、俯瞰某景象,或者在某些情况下表现出宽容。