英语单词 | overlook |
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英美音标 | [əuvə'luk] |
中文释义 | vt.俯瞰,耸出,远眺,没注意到 n.眺望,俯瞰中的景色 |
vocab简明 | To overlook something is to fail to see it. When planning a party, it's best to write out a to-do list so that you don't overlook any details. |
vocab扩展 | The verb overlook literally means to look over the top of. The word has come to refer to the act of neglecting something, usually because your focus is aimed elsewhere. You might overlook the cost of car insurance if you’re busy calculating the cost of buying the car and paying for gas and parking. As a noun, an overlook is a space high above ground. You might overlook your curfew if you're busy enjoying an overlook with your date. |
真题原句 | A kind of overlooked inequality. |
柯林斯星级 | ★★☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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. [V n] [V-ing]
2 [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. [V n]
3 [VERB 动词]宽容;宽恕 If you overlook someone's faults or bad behaviour, you forgive them and take no action. [V n]
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来源 | 2004.2 |
Tags: 单词::2004, 单词::阅读词库
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