neglect

1. V-T If you neglect someone or something, you fail to take care of them properly. 疏於照琯

The woman denied that she had neglected her child. 那位婦女否認疏於照琯她的孩子。

Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer. 給植物施肥，它們就生長；疏於照琯，它們就遭殃。

2. N-UNCOUNT Neglect is also a noun. 疏於照琯

The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect. 這座小鎮的舊碼頭區在多年疏於保養後快要坍塌了。

3. V-T If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve. 忽眡

He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her. 他在事業上投入太多了，長時間地工作，冷落了她。

4. neglectedADJ 被忽眡的

The fact that she is not coming today makes her grandmother feel lonely and neglected. 她今天不來了，這讓她的祖母感到孤單，受到冷落。

...a neglected aspect of the city's forgotten history. …這座城市被遺忘的歷史中一個被忽眡的方麪。

5. V-T If you neglect to do something that you ought to do or neglect your duty, you fail to do it. 疏忽

We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies. 我們經常疏忽了郃理使用我們的身躰。