neglect

She smoked and drank, neglected the children, and left the clothes unmended..她抽烟喝酒，既不照顾孩子，也不缝补衣服。

The building has been badly neglected..这栋大楼严重疏于维护。

Many of these ideas have been neglected by modern historians..这些观点有许多都被现代的历史学家忽略了。

neg(否定) ＋ lect(选择) → 不去选它 → 忽视， 疏忽记忆

neglect of疏忽

neglect of duty玩忽职守；[法]失职；过失责任

真题例句...The earlier neglect of saving...CET42010.12听力题