The word "overlook" has multiple meanings: to look down on or view from above, to fail to notice or realize the importance of something, and to forgive or disregard faults or bad behavior.
[VERB 动词]俯瞰;俯视;眺望 If a building or window overlooks a place, you can see the place clearly from the building or window.
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Pretty and comfortable rooms overlook a flower-filled garden...
漂亮舒适的房间俯视着花团锦簇的花园。
Jack Aldwych lived in a huge, old two-storeyed house overlooking Harbord.
杰克·阿尔德维奇住在一幢可以看见哈博德的巨大的两层旧房子里。
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[VERB 动词]忽略;忽视;未注意到 If you overlook a fact or problem, you do not notice it, or do not realize how important it is.
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We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our own health.
我们忽视有关自身健康的种种预警信号。
...a fact that we all tend to overlook.
我们所有人往往视而不见的事实
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[VERB 动词]宽容;宽恕 If you overlook someone's faults or bad behaviour, you forgive them and take no action.
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...satisfying relationships that enable them to overlook each other's faults.
能使他们互相包容对方缺点的舒心的关系
Oxford
over·look/ˌəʊvəˈlʊk; NAmEˌoʊvərˈlʊk/verb1overlooksth to fail to see or notice sth 忽略;未注意到SYN
miss
◆He seems to have overlooked one important fact.他好像忽略了一个重要的事实。2overlooksth to see sth wrong or bad but decide to ignore it (对不良现象等)不予理会,视而不见SYN
turn a blind eye to
◆We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence.对这样严重的违法行为,我们决不能视若无睹。3overlooksth if a building, etc. overlooksa place, you can see that place from the building 俯视;眺望◆a restaurant overlooking the lake一家濒湖餐厅◆Our back yard is overlooked by several houses.好几栋房子都看得见我家的后院。4overlooksb (for sth) to not consider sb for a job or position, even though they might be suitable (提拔等时)对(某人)不予考虑SYN
pass over
◆She's been overlooked for promotion several times.几次提职时都没有考虑她。overlookoverlooksoverlookedoverlookingover·look/ˌəʊvəˈlʊk; NAmEˌoʊvərˈlʊk/
1to not notice something, or not see how important it isSYN miss: It is easy to overlook a small detail like that. Nobody could overlook the fact that box office sales were down.2to forgive someone’s mistake, bad behaviour etc and take no action: She found him entertaining enough to overlook his faults.3if a house, room etc overlooks something, it has a view of it, usually from above: Our room overlooks the ocean.
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overlook
[ˌəʊvəˈlʊk]overlooked, overlooking, overlooks
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overlooked[2173] overlooking[1463] overlooks[286]
忽视(76%),俯瞰(16%),远眺(7%),没注意到(1%)
vt.忽略;俯瞰;远眺;检查;高耸于…之上
n.忽视;眺望
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