overlook

[.əuvə'luk]

v.俯瞰, 远眺, 没注意到, 忽视
n.忽视, 远眺

vt.

1. 眺望; 俯瞰

The house on the hill overlooks the valley.

小山上的房子俯瞰着山谷。

2. 看漏; 忽略[+v-ing]

My calculation was wrong because I overlooked one tiny point.

由于我忽略了一个细微之处, 我的计算错了。

3. 宽恕, 宽容

He has been kind enough to overlook my fault.

他很宽容, 原谅了我的错。

4. 【罕】细看; 检查

He overlooked the contract before he signed it.

他在签字之前仔细阅读了合同。

5. 照管; 监督; 监视

She did not know that she was being overlooked by the woman next door.

她不知道隔壁邻居的女人一直在监视她。

6. 高耸于……之上

The monument overlooks the square.

纪念碑高耸在广场之上。

词形变化

动词过去式: overlooked | 动词过去分词: overlooked | 动词现在分词: overlooking | 动词第三人称单数: overlooks |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.忽视

neglect  ignore  disregard  skip  miss  pass over  let slip

vt.眺望; 俯瞰

face  view  watch  

同义参见:

blink  slight  collude  cliff  forget  

反义:

vt.忽略

notice  

反义参见:

watch  

英英释义

名词 overlook:

a high place affording a good view

动词 overlook:

look past, fail to notice

be oriented in a certain direction

同义词：look out on, look out over, look across

leave undone or leave out

同义词：neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overleap

look down on

同义词：dominate, command, overtop

watch over

补充

overlookoverlook英:[ˌəuvəˈluk] 美:[ˌovɚˈlʊk]vt.1.忽视Don't overlook the slower students.别忽视后进同学。How could you overlook paying the rent?你怎么会忘了付房租?2.原谅We decided to overlook his mistake.我们决定宽容他的过错。3.监督, 管理The foreman overlooked a large number of workers.工头监督着许多工人。4.俯视We overlooked the sea.我们俯瞰大海。

例句

1. He had overlooked one important problem.他忽略了一个重要问题。 2. They overlook the enormous risks involved.他们忽略了可能存在的巨大风险。 3. The Army overlooked the fact that the caves were on the other side.军队忽略了这些洞穴在另一边这一事实。 4. I decided to overlook his unkindness.我决定不计较他的不近人情。 5. satisfying relationships that enable them to overlook each other's faults使他们能包容彼此缺点的融洽关系 6. We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our own health.我们无视有关自身健康的各种警告信号。 7. The hotel overlooked the beach.从宾馆可以眺望海滩。 8. Elegant buildings overlooked the square.这些优美的建筑俯瞰着广场。 9. 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。 10. The important details were overlooked by them,很重要的细节都被他们忽略掉了。 11. He stood at the balcony to overlook neighbour's hallroom.他站在阳台上俯瞰邻家的门厅。 12. I was allowed to overlook Jack's documents by the police.警方准许我查阅了杰克的个人资料。 13. He was in charge of overlooking prisoners.他负责监视囚犯。 14. A pine tree overlooks the cliff.高耸于悬崖之上的一棵松树。 15. I beg you overlook my rudeness.我请求你宽恕我的失礼。 16. he seems to have overlooked one important fact.他似乎忽略了一个重要的事实。 17. she was more than ready to overlook his faults.她很想不理会他的过错。 18. he was overlooked by the Nobel committee.他未被诺贝尔委员会选上。 19. the chateau overlooks fields of corn and olive trees.城堡俯视玉米地和橄榄树林。 20. it's better if the property isn't overlooked.这房产要不是从外面一览无余就更好了。 21. he was overlooking his harvest men.他在监督收庄稼的雇工们。 22. they told them they were overlooked by some unlucky Person.他们被告知他们被某位能带来厄运的人施了魔法。 23. the overlook to the townsite.在高处看到的城镇所在地的景色。 24. to overlook a spelling mistake看漏一个拼写错误 25. She felt that her opinion had been completely overlooked.她感到自己的意见完全被忽视。 26. I will overlook your behaviour this time but don't let it happen again.这次我会原谅你的行为，但不要再这样了。 27. My room overlooks the sea.我的房间俯瞰大海。 28. The detective overlooked an important clue.侦探忽视了一条重要线索。 29. She learned to overlook [=ignore] her boyfriend's minor faults.她学会了容忍男友的小毛病。 30. Such a crime should not be overlooked.对这样的罪行，不应视若无睹。 31. The quarterback was overlooked by other teams.其他球队都没有考虑过要这个四分卫。 32. I was overlooked for a promotion.有一次提拔时我没被考虑在内。 33. the mountains that overlook the village俯视村落的群山 34. We rented a suite that overlooks the lake.我们租了俯瞰湖面的套间。