with obj.
1- fail to care for properly忽视, 忽略：
the old churchyard has been sadly neglected
令人悲哀的是, 古老的教堂墓地被忽视了
as adj. neglected some severely neglected children.一些被严重忽略的孩子们。
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。
1.2
- with infinitive fail to do something漏做：
he neglected to write to her.
他忘了给她写信。
mass noun
1- the state or fact of being uncared for无人照管：
animals dying through disease or neglect.
由于疾病或无人照管而濒死的动物。
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。
1.2
- failure to do something玩忽, 疏忽：
he was reported for neglect of duty.
有人报告他玩忽职守。
派生词
neglectful
adjectiveneglectfully
adverbneglectfulness
noun词源
early 16th cent.: from Latin neglect- 'disregarded', from the verb neglegere, from neg- 'not' + legere 'choose, pick up'.