neglect是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vt. 忽视, 忽略; 疏忽, 玩忽; n. (U) 疏忽, 玩忽，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If then you can do anything for you too cannot sleep let us go the round of the watch, and see whether they are drowsy with toil and sleeping to the neglect of their duty.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- On the con-trary, there was an air of neglect about his person, like that which might have proceeded from great and recent exer-tion, which he had not yet found leisure to repair.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Under the circumstances," he said, "I ought to neglect no precautions.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Old through neglect and denial, yes, denial.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But the equinoctial gales were blowing out at sea, and the impartial south-west wind, in its flight, would not neglect even the narrow Marshalsea.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- No pins were ever stuck into their cotton vitals, no harsh words or blows were ever given them, no neglect ever saddened the heart or the most repulsive, but all were fed and clothed, nursed and caressed with an affection which never failed.
-- The hot weather made him indolent, and he had shirked his studies, tried Mr. Brooke's patience to the utmost, displeased his grandfather by practicing half the af-ternoon, frightened the maidservants half out of their wits by mischievously hinting that one of his dogs was going mad, and, after high words with the stableman about some fancied neglect of his horse, he had flung himself into his hammock to fume over the stupidity of the world in gen-eral, till the peace of the lovely day quieted him in spite of himself.
-- Jo caught a bad cold through neglect to cover the shorn head enough, and was ordered to stay at home till she was better, for Aunt March didn't like to hear people read with colds in their heads.
-- 'But it can't be right for him to neglect me.'
-- 'Don't you neglect him?'
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Owing to a confident reliance upon other means of determining the vessel's place, some merchantmen, and many whalemen, especially when cruising, wholly neglect to heave the log; though at the same time, and frequently more for form's sake than anything else, regularly putting down upon the customary slate the course steered by the ship, as well as the presumed average rate of progression every hour.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Yes,' said the Jew; 'that is, unless they should unexpectedly come across any, when they are out; and they won't neglect it, if they do, my dear, depend upon it.
-- The rooms upstairs had great high wooden chimney -pieces and large doors, with panelled walls and cornices to the ceiling; which, although they were black with neglect and dust, were ornamented in various ways.
-- CHAPTER XXVII ATONES FOR THE UNPOLITENESS OF A FORMER CHAPTER; WHICH DESERTED A LADY, MOST UNCEREMONIOUSLY As it would be, by no means, seemly in a humble author to keep so mighty a personage as a beadle waiting, with his back to the fire, and the skirts of his coat gathered up under his arms, until such time as it might suit his pleasure to relieve him; and as it would still less become his station, or his gallantry to involve in the same neglect a lady on whom that beadle had looked with an eye of tenderness and affection, and in whose ear he had whispered sweet words, which, coming from such a quarter, might well thrill the bosom of maid or matron of whatsoever degree; the historian whose pen traces these words--trusting that he knows his place, and that he entertains a becoming reverence for those upon earth to whom high and important authority is delegated--hastens to pay them that respect which their position demands, and to treat them with all that duteous ceremony which their exalted rank, and (by consequence) great virtues, imperatively claim at his hands.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I was sure you loved your girls too well to neglect such an acquaintance.
-- 'I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these.'
-- 'Neglect!I am sure you neglect nothing that can add to the beauties of that noble place.
-- You had better neglect your relations than run the risk of offending your patroness.'
-- It cannot be done too much; and when I next write to her, I shall charge her not to neglect it on any account.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He could hardly suppose I should neglect them.
-- Elinor saw, and pitied her for, the neglect of abilities which education might have rendered so respectable; but she saw, with less tenderness of feeling, the thorough want of delicacy, of rectitude, and integrity of mind, which her attentions, her assiduities, her flatteries at the Park betrayed; and she could have no lasting satisfaction in the company of a person who joined insincerity with ignorance; whose want of instruction prevented their meeting in conversation on terms of equality, and whose conduct toward others made every shew of attention and deference towards herself perfectly valueless.
-- " "Your indifference, however, towards that unfortunate girl I must say it, unpleasant to me as the discussion of such a subject may well be your indifference is no apology for your cruel neglect of her.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She wondered how he could think to carry himself so in her presence after the cynicism, indifference, and neglect he had heretofore manifested and would continue to manifest so long as she would endure it.
-- This led her to believe that neglect was creeping in, and so another small wedge was entered.
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