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Neglect /nɪˈɡlɛkt/
忽视

Neglect of something
表示“忽视…”的意思

The law imposes penalties for the neglect of children.
这条法律对忽视儿童加以惩罚。

【动词用法】
The buildings had been neglected for years.
这些建筑被忽视了很多年了。

【动词用法】
She denies neglecting her baby.
她否认她疏于照顾孩子。

Neglect to do something
“没有做某事”

You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.

你忘记了提及你的前雇主。

Neglected (adj.)
被忽视的、没被照顾到的
（形容词）人和物都可以修饰

This is a neglected area of research.
这是一块被忽略的研究领域。

Neglected senior citizens are more likely to suffer from depression.
被忽视的老人更容易产生抑郁情绪。

Neglectful (adj.)
修饰人，粗心大意的
对人/事故意忽视或照顾不周

The neglectful young couple left their baby in the car.
这对粗心的年轻人把他们的孩子落在了车里。

She became neglectful of her appearance.
她开始对自己的外表粗心大意。