To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to be situated above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill; a hotel room that overlooks the marketplace.
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; to fail to notice; to fail to observe; as, to overlook a mistake in addition; to overlook a missing bolt.
To refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to disregard or deliberately ignore; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse or pardon (a fault, error, or misdeed).
To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook{2}.
To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook{5}.
To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; - the visual analogy to overhear.
To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.
word-vs-word-cn
【Overlook】 means to fail to notice, to disregard, or to ignore.
We overlooked the fact that he failed to win the big game.
To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to be situated above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill; a hotel room that overlooks the marketplace.
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; to fail to notice; to fail to observe; as, to overlook a mistake in addition; to overlook a missing bolt.
To refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to disregard or deliberately ignore; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse or pardon (a fault, error, or misdeed).
To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook{2}.
To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook{5}.
To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; - the visual analogy to overhear.
To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.
组词比对overlookoversee
overlook proof
忽略证据
属类:简明汉英词典
the people oversee the exercise of power
让人民监督权力
属类:时事政治
overlook scenery
俯瞰景色
属类:简明汉英词典
people to oversee the government
让人民监督政府
属类:时事政治
overlook and punish
督过
属类:汉英词对
peoples right to oversee
人民监督权
属类:时事政治
overlook the whole town from a hill
从山上俯瞰全城
属类:简明汉英词典
enterprise workers have rights to oversee@discuss and make policy decisions in management
工人在企业有审议权、决策权、监督权
属类:经济金融
overlook from
从...处眺望
属类:学习英语
People’s Bank of China is entrusted to oversee the Agricultural Bank of China