overlook
英[əʊvə'lʊk]
美[,ovɚ'lʊk]
- vt. 忽略；俯瞰；远眺；检查；高耸于…之上
- n. 忽视；眺望
词态变化
第三人称单数: overlooks;过去式: overlooked;过去分词: overlooked;现在分词: overlooking;
助记提示
1. over- "above" + look.
2. 第一层含义：用咱们中文成语形容就是“眼高手低”，“眼高”就是忽视、忽略了下面的、身边的小事、细节，只望着上面的东西、事情，由此引申为：漏看，忽视，忽略，不理会。
3. 第二层含义：也就是“站得高看得远”，含义比较直接，表示：俯瞰，从高处眺望，瞭望；在此基础上的引申义：察看，细阅，检查，视察；照顾，监督，监视。
中文词源
overlook 俯视，眺望，忽略over-,在上，超过，过度，look,看。即在上面看，俯视，眺望。同时也用于否定词义，即看过头，忽略，忽视。比较oversight.
英文词源
- overlook (v.)
- mid-14c., "to examine, scrutinize, inspect," from over- + look (v.). Another Middle English sense was "to peer over the top of." These two literal senses have given rise to the two main modern meanings. Meaning "to look over or beyond and thus not see," via notion of "to choose to not notice" is first recorded 1520s. Seemingly contradictory sense of "to watch over officially, keep an eye on, superintend" is from 1530s. Related: Overlooked; overlooking. In Shekaspeare's day, overlooking also was a common term for "inflicting the evil eye on" (someone or something).
双语例句
- 1. The owners don't want to overlook any opportunity to make a buck.
- 老板们不想错过任何可以赚钱的机会。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. You cannot live in a cocoon and overlook these facts.
- 你不能自己缩在套子里而忽略这些事实。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. You overlook the pressure you're under and what it does to you.
- 你忽视了你所承受的压力及它带给你的后果。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Romantic chateaux and castles overlook the river's twisting course.
- 富有浪漫气息的庄园和城堡俯瞰着蜿蜒的河道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. I shall overlook your disobedience this time.
- 这次,我不计较你不服从.
来自《简明英汉词典》