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overlooked

/verb oh-ver-look; noun oh-ver-look/US // verb ˌoʊ vərˈlʊk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌlʊk //

被忽视的,忽视了的,忽视的,被忽视的问题

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
    • : to disregard or ignore indulgently, as faults or misconduct: Only a parent could overlook that kind of behavior.
    • : to look over, as from a higher position: a balcony that overlooks the ballroom.
    • : to afford a view over; look down or out upon: a hill overlooking the sea.
    • : to rise above: The Washington Monument overlooks the tidal basin.
    • : to excuse; pardon: a minor infraction we can overlook this time.
    • : to look over in inspection, examination, or perusal: They allowed us to overlook the proposed contract.
    • : to look after, oversee, or supervise: She has to overlook a large number of employees.
    • : Archaic. to look upon with the evil eye; bewitch.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : terrain, as on a cliff, that affords an attractive vista or a good view: Miles of landscape could be seen from the overlook.

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Examples

  • Getting men to do their share of care and domestic work is a key overlooked strategy in reducing poverty.

  • Selma becomes a biopic in which the hero shines while those who worked beside him are overlooked or relegated to the sidelines.

  • Even worse, Asian Americans are overlooked entirely when some advocates or politicians speak about minorities.

  • Fiquet has been largely overlooked, if not outright disdained, by critics and art historians.

  • I'm not sure if archaeologists are naturally drawn to "losers"—or can we call them overlooked people?

  • I don't know why, unless he had some money they had overlooked and was afraid they might come back for another try at him.

  • If Mazaroff had not been so angry he could not have possibly overlooked so serious a slip on the part of his companion.

  • "I hardly know," was the novelist's reply, as in a navy serge suit he leaned near the window which overlooked the Thames.

  • The Committee has not overlooked the fact that in some cases this attitude may have been due to a defensive reaction.

  • She was seated, one evening, plying her ever active needle, at the same small window which overlooked the churchyard.