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overlooking

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

俯瞰,俯视,眺望,俯瞰图

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Definitions

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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdisregard, neglect
verbmake allowances for
verbhave a view of something

Examples

  • In the book, Tavris and Aronson argue that the same ability to overlook minor flaws in a marriage leads to overlooking major ones.

  • More than likely he was celebrating from the VIP section, in the second floor rafters overlooking the dance floor.

  • We end the tour on a bluff overlooking a mine in the distance.

  • From his balcony overlooking the American embassy hangs a Palestinian flag.

  • Our lovely hotel perched on top a steep hill overlooking the mountains was also packed to the gills.

  • The chums did not have to go even as far as the brow of the hill overlooking the group of houses before mentioned.

  • Chapman turned up a hilly road and they came out on a ridge overlooking the fenced-in track.

  • Real happiness may lie in forgetting that love is selfish, and in overlooking the bitter in the sweet.

  • There is a large military hospital, well appointed, and a club-house for whites, overlooking the picturesque harbour.

  • She then went to live with her son-in-law in a magnificent mansion overlooking the Esplanade des Invalides.