overlook
英 [əʊvə'lʊk]
美 [,ovɚ'lʊk]
- vt. 忽略；俯瞰；遠眺；檢查；高聳於…之上
- n. 忽視；眺望
助記提示
1. over- "above" + look.
2. 第一層含義：用咱們中文成語形容就是“眼高手低”，“眼高”就是忽視、忽略了下麵的、身邊的小事、細節，隻望著上麵的東西、事情，由此引申為：漏看，忽視，忽略，不理會。
3. 第二層含義：也就是“站得高看得遠”，含義比較直接，表示：俯瞰，從高處眺望，瞭望；在此基礎上的引申義：察看，細閱，檢查，視察；照顧，監督，監視。
中文詞源
overlook 俯視，眺望，忽略over-,在上，超過，過度，look,看。即在上麵看，俯視，眺望。同時也用於否定詞義，即看過頭，忽略，忽視。比較oversight.
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. The owners don't want to overlook any opportunity to make a buck.
- 老板們不想錯過任何可以賺錢的機會。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. You cannot live in a cocoon and overlook these facts.
- 你不能自己縮在套子裏而忽略這些事實。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You overlook the pressure you're under and what it does to you.
- 你忽視了你所承受的壓力及它帶給你的後果。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Romantic chateaux and castles overlook the river's twisting course.
- 富有浪漫氣息的莊園和城堡俯瞰著蜿蜒的河道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I shall overlook your disobedience this time.
- 這次,我不計較你不服從.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》