overlook是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to provide a view of, especially from above -- 眺望；（尤指）俯瞰，俯視

  • Our hotel room overlooked the harbour. 從我們飯店的房間可眺望港口。

  • The house is surrounded by trees, so it's not overlooked at all (= it cannot be seen from any other buildings). 這棟房子四周綠樹環繞，所以從其他建築處根本看不到它。

• 1 to fail to notice or consider something or someone -- 忽視；忽略，沒注意到

  • I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked. 我認為你忽略了一個重要的事實。

  • No one will be overlooked when we select players for the team. 在組隊時不會忽略任何人。

• 2 to forgive or pretend not to notice something -- 寬恕，不計較；對…視而不見

  • I'm prepared to overlook his behaviour this time. 這次我打算對他的行為不予計較。

• 3 a place from where a person can look at something, especially at an area of natural beauty -- 觀察位置

  • There are lots of scenic overlooks along the road from New York to Montreal. 從紐約到蒙特利爾的公路沿線有很多美景。