1Fail to care for properly.

令人悲哀的是，古老的教堂墓地被忽视了。

1. 1.1 Not pay proper attention to; disregard.
   疏忽；疏漏
   you neglect our advice at your peril

   你无视我们的忠告，后果自负。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • An overemphasis on any one level of care will neglect issues of great importance.
   • He's also accused the Federal Government of playing politics with the funding by neglecting some critical areas.
   • And there has been a disproportionate swing on focus - the focus should have moved to borough but it is disproportionately so and it is neglecting some other key areas of business.
   • We neglect the health care of the poor at our own risk, and we will damage low-income health care by jacking up the fees for UC medical students.
   • Most of the literature concerned with medical decisions in nursing homes focuses on the autonomy of residents and utility of care, but neglects the complexity involved in the process.
   • And don't neglect proper funding of scientific research - after all, that is the cornerstone of a knowledge economy.
   • Over the years, I neglected that area because I wasn't thinking about it as a judged part.
   • We have set up a youth initiative in an area neglected by traditional youth systems.
   • All the tracks were written by teenagers and the lyrics exposed racial tensions and claims that the council had neglected the area.
   • It is an issue that is sadly neglected yet could enhance all our lives if given more thought.
   • And most of us who ride bikes today are aware of appropriate rider training but often neglect the important area of protective gear.
   • For example, avoiding problems results in a worker becoming apathetic, by not bringing work problems to the attention of supervisors or neglecting their responsibilities.
   • Of course, Sanders is also taking care not to neglect the bowling side of the operation.
   • He cooks up a theory that implies that record collectors collect while neglecting other areas of their lives that require attention.
   • In my opinion, the former KMT government neglected its duty to seriously handle this threat.
   • The current absence of evidence from randomised trials should not be used as an excuse for neglecting basic care for patients with stroke.
   • As such, we may pay close attention to our physical health while neglecting other areas of human experience.
   • He neglected his duty to the peace and failed to monitor and mould our involvement with the US government and its forces.
   • He is sadly pedaling a form of escapism that neglects the real material existence.
   • After all, post elections, the governor has seen the fate of governments which have neglected these areas.

   Synonyms

   pay little/no attention to, let slide, not attend to, be remiss about, be lax about, leave undone, lose sight of, skimp on, shirk, skip

   disregard, ignore, pay no attention to, take no notice of, pay no heed to, discount, set aside, overlook, turn a deaf ear to, throw to the winds

   disdain, pass over, pass by, scorn, slight, spurn, rebuff, turn one's back on

   disregarded, forgotten, overlooked, ignored, unrecognized, unnoticed, unsung, underestimated, undervalued, unappreciated, passed over, spurned

   out in the cold
2. 1.2with infinitive Fail to do something.
   漏做
   he neglected to write to her

   他忘了给她写信。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He neglects to mention the other sites his search brings up.
   • During the rigid examinations, inspectors regularly fail the trainees for neglecting to clip all strings out of the inside of their shirt pockets and failing to shine both sides of their brass belt buckles.
   • If you provide enough disk storage, an entire backup run can proceed on schedule even when a tape drive fails or when somebody neglects to load the expected tapes.
   • This same article neglects to mention the average weekly admittance through alcohol-related injuries, a little more severe than the pill related ‘illnesses’.
   • However, he neglects to mention that at 316 Thames Valley and Essex sites, which represented more than half of the trial, the number of injury accidents actually increased!
   • She should have felt those petals, but sorry, this author neglected to write that detail.
   • No one criticizes a singer for failing to present evidence, or neglecting to cite the sources from which the singer obtained information.
   • You just shouldn't neglect to care for them properly.
   • The Defendant has failed and neglected to account to the Claimant.
   • However, he neglects to point out that my father was a deck-hand on the Forrest River launch and could have easily accompanied or followed the search party without being listed on the public record.
   • This gambit is particularly effective when your interviewer courteously neglects to probe you on your ‘Come to Jesus’ transformation.
   • Many reintroduction programs fail or have limited success because they neglect to account for the behavioral ecology of the species of concern.
   • ‘If a member of the public neglects to mention that they are taking a herbal remedy when purchasing a prescription medicine the implications could be very serious indeed,’ she said.
   • He insists that he'll not be in a particular hurry - though he neglects to mention whether he'll pick it up a gear if, approaching Loch Lomond, he realises that the Lions are about to kick off.
   • But he neglects to tell us how this was achieved.
   • He neglected to point out that the current policies have failed miserably, in every way.
   • Over all, about half of the errors were omissions - neglecting to tell the doctor important facts or failing to ask about allergies.
   • As for the Integrity Act, while it spells out the definition of corruption, it neglects to state any sanctions for government officials found guilty of abusing their office.
   • For example, he neglects to mention (or perhaps space did not permit) that one of the flaws of manual counting is being deliberately imported into the computerised and supposedly more accurate system.
   • With his usual lack of concreteness, however, he neglects to point out that the most important present challenge to this country comes from the danger of terrorism itself and the priorities it imposes on us.

   Synonyms

   fail, omit, forget, not remember

   archaic pretermit

1The state of being uncared for.

1. 1.1 The action of not taking proper care of someone or something.
   忽视
   she was accused of child neglect

   她被指责没有照看好孩子。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A coroner has rejected a family's claims that medical neglect contributed to the death of their war-veteran father.
   • A jury at Chelmsford Coroners Court yesterday returned a unanimous verdict of accident contributed to by system neglect.
   • The coroner said there had been ‘a catalogue of misunderstandings and confusions’, although he said it was impossible to record a verdict of death contributed to by neglect.
   • Many lower to middle class women sought caesarean sections to avoid what they considered poor quality care and medical neglect, resulting from social prejudice.
   • This social neglect to take care of our elderly is seriously eroding the international image of the nation as the world's 12 th largest economic power.
   • The police received a complaint from the Dutch Party for Animals against the horses' owner, who has been accused of neglect in the past.
   • Medical neglect occurs when medical care is withheld.
   • Disabled adults were subjected to a horrifying catalogue of abuse and neglect at a Yorkshire care home, a court heard yesterday.
   • Come on city council, show that you care before a tragedy exposes your neglect.
   • It was the first time in more than eight years that an inquest in the city had recorded a verdict of neglect on a patient who had been cared for at a local hospital.
   • A family told of their anguish last night after an inquest jury found neglect at a Sheffield care home had contributed to the tragic death of a stroke patient hours after his emergency buzzer was taken away.
   • Our older guys who have fallen on hard times are not only the victims of alcohol dependence or psychiatric illness but also familial neglect and institutional neglect.
   • So, we could be accused of neglect in that sense, but, at the time, we certainly were not putting pressure on basic research scientists to produce applied research.
   • More families accused of abuse or neglect were being referred by ACS workers to preventive programs like counseling and drug treatment.
   • A recent study by the Aid agency Care illustrates the scale of the West's neglect.
   • An inquest in February returned a verdict of death from natural causes contributed to by neglect and said that the father-of-three would likely have survived had it not been for the delays.
   • In the Muslim Arab social construction of family, to be less involved could be considered neglect and even abandonment of the family member in need.
   • The spiky-haired girl just stands there silently as she's accused of neglect.
   • Since then, however, North Korea has benefited from American neglect and inattention.
   • In her words, ‘We are now reaping the whirlwind, the just reward for our scorn, and our neglect,’ during that time.
2. 1.2 Failure to do something.
   漏做
   he was reported for neglect of duty

   有人报告他玩忽职守。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I only hope that no one was injured because of the brief and regretted irresponsible neglect of my Civic Duty in reporting that which I believe to be criminal.
   • An inquest into Ricky's death returned an open verdict and a Police Complaints Authority report showed that evidence had been lost and three officers were found guilty of neglect of duty.
   • If, for example, an allegation of neglect of duty is concerned, then very often it is not just the front line officer who is responsible but the supervisors and middle managers.
   • ‘We should try to understand whether any decisions made by officials amounted to neglect of his or her duties,’ he said.
   • Oil contamination would result from neglect of compressor maintenance, leading to mechanical failure.
   • I am well aware of the construction of this super edifice and suggest that 130 years of life would be an under-estimation, the recent neglect of roof repairs.
   • There was a near total neglect of development by the last government, especially where the grassroots communities were concerned.
   • Earlier this year Janet and supporters marched on Downing Street in October to demand a public inquiry into Christopher's death after five police officers were cleared of neglect of duty.
   • Portlaoise hospital was seventh from the bottom of the 54 acute hospitals in the damning report that shows widespread neglect of basic hygiene practices.

   Synonyms

   negligence, failure to take proper care, lack of proper care and attention, dereliction of duty, non-performance/non-fulfilment of duty, failure to take proper action, remissness, neglectfulness, carelessness, heedlessness, lack of concern, unconcern, laxity, laxness, slackness, irresponsibility

   Scottish Law culpa

   formal delinquency