overlook /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ CET4 TEM4 ( overlooking, overlooked, overlooks )

• 1. 

  V-T If a building or window overlooks a place, you can see the place clearly from the building or window. 俯瞰

  例：

  Pretty and comfortable rooms overlook a flower-filled garden.

  那些漂亮、舒适的房间俯瞰着一个花团锦簇的花园。

• 2. 

  V-T If you overlook a fact or problem, you do not notice it, or do not realize how important it is. 忽视

  例：

  We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our own health.

  我们会忽视关于我们健康的各种警报信号。

• 3. 

  V-T If you overlook someone's faults or bad behaviour, you forgive them and take no action. 不理会

  例：

  ...satisfying relationships that enable them to overlook each other's faults.

  …能使他们忽略彼此过错的称心如意的关系。