overlooking
俯瞰,俯视,眺望,俯瞰图
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Definitions
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- : 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.
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- : 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
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.