① neglect指有意或無意地(intentional or unintentional)對職責、任務等疏忽。后接名詞或動名詞表示“不注意”,后接不定式表示“忘記”。
neglect one's meals and sleep 廢寢忘食
She neglected to close the windows. 她忘了關窗。
② ignore表示對某物假裝不知,故意不理(intentional);有時含有傲慢意味,對所忽視的對象表現(xiàn)出輕侮行為。
You have ignored what I said in the letter. 你忽視了我信中說的話。
She saw him coming but she ignored him. 她看見他來了,但沒有理他。
③ omit指經(jīng)過考慮而有意不做,也可指完全出于疏忽而漏掉或未做;還可表示省略、刪去詞、句等。omit后可跟名詞、動名詞或不定式。
She omitted any mention of her own life. 她沒有談及自己的生活。
He omitted to say whether these papers should be sent to him. 他沒說這些文件是否要送給他。
Mary omitted making her bed. 瑪麗沒鋪床。