C2 疏忽，疏漏，忘记做
to not do something, often because you forget
I'd neglected to give him the name of the hotel where I'd be staying. 我忘了告诉他我住的宾馆的名字。
He neglected to mention the fact that we could lose money on the deal. 他忘了提我们做这笔交易可能会亏本。
Unfortunately, he had neglected to inform them of his change of address.
She neglected to notify police of the break-in.
Her tutor had criticized her for neglecting to cite her sources.
See also: neglect verb