overlook
v[Tn]
1 have or give a view of (a place) from above 俯瞰, 俯視(某處)
My room overlooks the sea. 從我的房間可眺望大海.
We overlook the church from our house. 我們可從家中俯瞰教堂.
Our garden is overlooked by our neighbours' windows, ie They can see into our garden from their windows. 從鄰居的窗戶可看到我家的花園.
2
(a) fail to see or notice (sth); miss 未看到, 未注意到(某事物)
He overlooked a spelling error on the first page. 他沒有看出第一頁中有個拼寫錯誤.
(b) take no (official) notice of (sb/sth); ignore 忽視, 忽略(某人[某事物]); 不理會
He was overlooked (ie He was not considered for the job) when they set about choosing a new manager. 選任新經(jīng)理時沒有考慮他.
We can afford to overlook minor offences. 我們可以不計較小過.
She overlooked his rudeness and tried to pretend nothing had happened. 她沒有理會他的粗魯舉動, 竭力裝作若無其事的樣子.