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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·ver·look /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk $ ˌoʊvər-/ ●●○ verb [transitive]  1 NOTICEto not notice something, or not see how important it is 忽视,忽略 SYN miss It is easy to overlook a small detail like that. 那样的小细节很容易被忽略。 Nobody could overlook the fact that box office sales were down. 谁也无法忽视票房销售额在下降这个事实。2 IGNOREto forgive someone’s mistake, bad behaviour etc and take no action 不计较,宽恕〔某人的过失、坏行为等〕 She found him entertaining enough to overlook his faults. 她觉得他很有趣,足以让她包容他的缺点。3 LOOK ATif a house, room etc overlooks something, it has a view of it, usually from above 俯视,俯瞰 Our room overlooks the ocean. 我们的房间可以俯视大海。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
overlookAlthough this is a first offence it cannot be overlooked.They found some important evidence that the police had overlooked.The remote Sylvan Lake Lodge overlooks a striking man-made lake and spruce forest.Thaden's restored house overlooks an alpine valley.Mrs Johnson tends to overlook any small faults the girls may have.Make a list of what you need to bring so you don't overlook anything.The Hotel les Tipaniers, practically hidden between two much larger hotels, is easy to overlook but worth finding.We become obsessed with change and tend to overlook content.The check is often overlooked in surveys of the history of the piano.Guessing that they had been overlooked, Murray senior tore up the one addressed to his father.He has moved into a new office in the Rayburn Building, one of the really nice second-floor ones overlooking the Capitol.I have an apartment that overlooks the Elbe.The Hapless family were placed in a room which was staff accommodation, overlooking the kitchens.I'll overlook your mistake this time.The clerk must have overlooked your name, because he said you weren't here.overlook the fact thatHe was overlooking the fact that I had been living with Jean-Claude for more than three years.They overlook the fact that my colour will always be my badge.Some companies overlook the fact that the foreign exchange exposure arises when the sales contract is signed or the order accepted.However, we have tended to overlook the fact that they may in some circumstances be met in other ways.But they overlook the fact that, to the cat, they are huge and therefore psychologically overwhelming.
o·ver·look verbChineseSyllable
not not something, Corpus see to or notice


overlook
overlook /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive]
1. to not notice something, or not see how important it is
   SYN  miss:
    It is easy to overlook a small detail like that.
    Nobody could overlook the fact that box office sales were down.
2. to forgive someone’s mistake, bad behaviour etc and take no action:
    She found him entertaining enough to overlook his faults.
3. if a house, room etc overlooks something, it has a view of it, usually from above:
    Our room overlooks the ocean.


over·lookBrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they overlook BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it overlooks BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊks/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊks/ 🔊past simple overlooked BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊkt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊkt/ 🔊past participle overlooked BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊkt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊkt/ 🔊 -ing form overlooking BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊkɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊkɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to fail to see or notice sth 忽略;未注意到 SYN miss He seems to have overlooked one important fact. 他好像忽略了一个重要的事实。🔊🔊~ sth to see sth wrong or bad but decide to ignore it (对不良现象等)不予理会,视而不见 SYN turn a blind eye We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence. 对这样严重的违法行为,我们决不能视若无睹。🔊🔊~ sth if a building, etc. overlooks a place, you can see that place from the building 俯视;眺望a restaurant overlooking the lake一家濒湖餐厅Our back yard is overlooked by several houses. 好几栋房子都看得见我家的后院。🔊🔊~ sb (for sth) to not consider sb for a job or position, even though they might be suitable (提拔等时)对(某人)不予考虑 SYN pass over She's been overlooked for promotion several times. 几次提职时都没有考虑她。🔊🔊