overlook
vt. 俯瞰, 远眺, 没注意到 n. 眺望, 俯瞰到的景色
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教材释义与例句
忽视；眺望
忽略；俯瞰；远眺；检查；高耸于…之上
to not notice something, or not see how important it is
释义与例句
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1.
A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.
高处
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1.
To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
俯瞰
俯视
Our hotel room overlooks the lake.
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2.
To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
忽略
漏掉
These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders.
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3.
To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
放过
I’m not willing to overlook such bad behaviour.
1615, Joseph Hall, Contemplations vpon the Principal Passages of the Holie Historie, London: Nathanael Butter and William Butler, Volume 3, “Ehud and Eglon,” p. 48, Euery circumstance is full of improbabilities: Faith euermore ouerlookes the difficulties of the way, & bends her eyes onely to the certainty of the end.
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4.
To look down upon from above or from a higher location.
The hill overlooks the valley.
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5.
To supervise, oversee; to watch over.
监视
古体to overlook a gang of laborers
to overlook one who is writing a letter
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To observe or watch (someone or something) surreptitiously or secretly.
古体1724, Aaron Hill, The Plain Dealer, No. 33, 13 July, 1724, The Plain Dealer, London: S. Richardson and A. Wilde, 1730, p. 269, I lean’d back in my Chair, and overlook’d what he was doing.—But, as if the young Rogue had had Eyes in his Elbows, he broke off what he had begun, and writ, thus, in a new Place.—If an impertinent Old Fellow, that sits by me, did not overlook what I am writing, I should have told you a pleasant Secret
1839, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” in The Watcher and Other Weird Stories, London: Downey, 1894, p. 133, The artist turned sharply round, and now for the first time became aware that his labours had been overlooked by a stranger.
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To inspect (something); to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
古体1602, Thomas Lodge (translator), The Famous and Memorable Workes of Iosephus, London: G. Bishop et al., Book 5, Chapter 2, p. 109, […] this was one of those spies which Moses sent to ouerlooke the land of Chanaan.
1752, Arthur Murphy, The Gray’s Inn Journal No. 21, London: P. Vaillant, 1756, p. 138, As the Meanness of my Education had hindered me from knowing any Thing of Law Affairs, I got my two Companions to overlook the Mortgage Deed, and with their Advice signed it […]
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To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
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From Middle English overloken; equivalent to over- + look.
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