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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·mit /əʊˈmɪt, ə- $ oʊ-, ə-/ ●●○ verb (omitted, omitting) [transitive]  1 INCLUDEto not include someone or something, either deliberately or because you forget to do it 忽略;省去,删去;遗漏 SYN leave out Please don’t omit any details, no matter how trivial they may seem. 请不要忽略任何细节,不管它多细小。omit something from something Lisa’s name had been omitted from the list of honor students. 莉萨的名字不在优秀学生名单上。RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say leave out rather than omit: 在日常英语中,人们一般说leave out,而不说omitPlease don’t leave out any details, no matter how trivial they may seem. 请不要忽略任何细节,不管它多么微不足道。2 omit to do something formalNOT DO something to not do something, either because you forgot or because you deliberately didn’t do it 忘记做某事;故意不做某事omit to mention/say/tell etc Oliver omitted to mention that he was married. 奥利弗没有提及他已结婚。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
omitIt would have been better if they had been omitted.Please do not omit any details, however trivial they may seem.It marked the first time in a decade that the centers' annual request for injury-research proposals omitted firearms violence.No doubt that story contained many scientific theories which she had had to omit from her tale, being unable to comprehend them.Quady's name had been omitted from the list of honor students.I committed or omitted, however you want to put it - it's all the same thing.In his presentation of the theorem, Kelvin omitted many details.Disappointingly, the exhibition omits Rauschenberg's portrait and still-life photography, which is richly illustrated in the catalogue.But the fact that Johann Heinrich Silbermann omitted the check in his action remains intriguing.Companies do sometimes give incorrect details or omit them altogether on their company stationery.
Origin omit (1400-1500) Latin omittere
o·mit verb →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
include either not someone or something, Corpus deliberately to


omit
omit /əʊˈmɪt, ə- $ oʊ-, ə-/ verb (past tense and past participle omitted, present participle omitting) [transitive]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: omittere
1. to not include someone or something, either deliberately or because you forget to do it
   SYN  leave out:
    Please don’t omit any details, no matter how trivial they may seem.
    omit something from something
    Lisa’s name had been omitted from the list of honor students.
  REGISTER
    In everyday English, people usually say leave out rather than omit:
    Please don't leave out any details, no matter how trivial they may seem.
2. omit to do something formal to not do something, either because you forgot or because you deliberately didn't do it
    omit to mention/say/tell etc
    Oliver omitted to mention that he was married.
     
THESAURUS
    exclude formal to deliberately not include someone or something, especially in a way that seems wrong or unfair: The new law protects most workers, but excludes those on part-time contracts.
    omit formal to not include something, especially a piece of information, either deliberately or because you forget: Sara’s name had been omitted from the list of employees.
    leave out to not include someone or something, either deliberately or accidentally. Leave out is more common in everyday English than exclude or omit: Fans were shocked that Giggs had been left out of the team. | You must have left out one of the numbers.
    miss out British English to not include someone or something that should be included, often by mistake: You missed out several important facts. | They’ve missed out the last letter of his name.
    drop to decide not to include someone or something – used especially about not including someone in a team: He was dropped from the team because of injury. | The company decided to drop the word ‘healthy’ from its advertising.
    be exempt(ed) from something formal used when saying that a rule, law, agreement etc does not affect someone or something: People with bad eyesight were exempt from military service. | High technology equipment would be exempted from any trade agreement.


omitBrE /əˈmɪt/ 🔊NAmE /əˈmɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they omit BrE /əˈmɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈmɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it omits BrE /əˈmɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈmɪts/ 🔊past simple omitted BrE /əˈmɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈmɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle omitted BrE /əˈmɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈmɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form omitting BrE /əˈmɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈmɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) to not include sth/sb, either deliberately or because you have forgotten it/them 删除;忽略;漏掉;遗漏 SYN leave sb/sth out ~ sth/sb If you are a student, you can omit questions 16–18. 学生可以免答 16–18 题。🔊🔊~ sth/sb from sth People were surprised that Smith was omitted from the team. 人们感到惊讶,史密斯竟未入选该队。🔊🔊~ to do sth to not do or fail to do sth 不做;未能做She omitted to mention that they were staying the night. 她没说他们当晚要留宿的事。🔊🔊