overlook

1. over- "above" + look.
2. 第一层含义：用咱们中文成语形容就是“眼高手低”，“眼高”就是忽视、忽略了下面的、身边的小事、细节，只望着上面的东西、事情，由此引申为：漏看，忽视，忽略，不理会。
3. 第二层含义：也就是“站得高看得远”，含义比较直接，表示：俯瞰，从高处眺望，瞭望；在此基础上的引申义：察看，细阅，检查，视察；照顾，监督，监视。

overlook 俯视，眺望，忽略

over-,在上，超过，过度，look,看。即在上面看，俯视，眺望。同时也用于否定词义，即看过头，忽略，忽视。比较oversight.

overlook (v.)

mid-14c., "to examine, scrutinize, inspect," from over- + look (v.). Another Middle English sense was "to peer over the top of." These two literal senses have given rise to the two main modern meanings. Meaning "to look over or beyond and thus not see," via notion of "to choose to not notice" is first recorded 1520s. Seemingly contradictory sense of "to watch over officially, keep an eye on, superintend" is from 1530s. Related: Overlooked; overlooking. In Shekaspeare's day, overlooking also was a common term for "inflicting the evil eye on" (someone or something).

1. The owners don't want to overlook any opportunity to make a buck.

老板们不想错过任何可以赚钱的机会。

2. You cannot live in a cocoon and overlook these facts.

你不能自己缩在套子里而忽略这些事实。

3. You overlook the pressure you're under and what it does to you.

你忽视了你所承受的压力及它带给你的后果。

4. Romantic chateaux and castles overlook the river's twisting course.

富有浪漫气息的庄园和城堡俯瞰着蜿蜒的河道。

5. I shall overlook your disobedience this time.

这次,我不计较你不服从.

【overlook, disregard, omit, neglect, forget, ignore】
这组词都有“疏忽，忽略”的意思，其区别是：
overlook: 指因匆忙而疏忽或视而不见。
disregard: 多指有意或自觉地不顾某事。
omit: 指有意或无意地忘记做某事，也指删去被视作不重要、不合意的东西。
neglect: 侧重指有意的忽略或忽视，也可指粗心与疏忽。
forget: 普通用词，侧重某事不重要或太复杂而未能记住，也指有意疏忽或忘掉。
ignore: 通常指有意不顾，或不理显而易见的事物。

【pardon, overlook, forgive, excuse】
这组词都有“原谅”的意思，其区别是：
pardon: 比excuse正式，指原谅或宽恕严重的过失或法律上的犯罪行为；在社会交场合则指对打搅他人表示歉意。
overlook: 语气较弱，指宽容或不计较无关大局的过失。
forgive: 侧重从心里宽恕某人，暗示放弃一切愤恨和要求报偿的权利。
excuse: 口语常用词，语气较轻。指原谅轻微的过错、疏忽或过失。