oversight

英 [ˈəʊvəsaɪt]

美 [ˈoʊvərsaɪt]

n.  疏忽; 忽略; 失察; 负责; 照管

复数：oversights　过去分词：oversighted　

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牛津词典

noun

• 疏忽；忽略；失察
  the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do sth or you do not notice sth
  1. I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an oversight.
     我不是有意在名单上漏掉她的名字的，这是个疏忽。
• 负责；照管
  the state of being in charge of sb/sth
  1. The committee has oversight of finance and general policy.
     委员会负责处理财政和综合政策。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 疏忽；忽略；失察
  If there has been anoversight, someone has forgotten to do something which they should have done.
  1. William was angered and embarrassed by his oversight...
     威廉因为自己的疏忽而羞愤交加。
  2. By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product.
     由于一个不幸的疏忽，产品未能附上完整的说明。
• N-UNCOUNT 照管；监督；负责
  If someone hasoversight ofa process or system, they are responsible for making sure that it works efficiently and correctly.
  1. ...a new system, where there'll be greater oversight of doctors...
     加强医生监管的新体制
  2. I had the oversight of their collection of books and manuscripts...
     我负责照管他们收藏的书籍和手稿。
  3. The UN will also be given a loose oversight role.
     联合国还将被赋予宽泛的监督职责。

英英释义

noun

• a mistake resulting from inattention
  Synonym:lapse
• management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
  Synonym:supervisionsupervisingsuperintendence
• an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
  Synonym:inadvertence

双语例句

• This work is under the overall direction of a member of the executive oversight committee.
  该工作是在执行监督委员会的一个成员的总的指导下进行的。
• He did it through ( an) oversight.
  他由于疏忽才干了这事。
• But poor oversight is a management and governance deficiency.
  但监督不力源于管理和治理欠缺。
• Providing oversight, control, and decision-making for all ongoing initiatives.
  为所有的正在进行的主动性工作提供监督、控制和决策。
• At the same time, we need to strengthen regulation and oversight of intermediary agencies.
  同时，加强对中介机构的规范和监管。
• Effective management oversight of e-banking activities.
  对电子银行活动有效地管理监督。
• I'm reporting you to the oversight committee.
  我还要向赛事监督委员会举报你。
• They want to see controls, reporting lines and independent oversight.
  它们希望看到管理控制、汇报体系和独立监督。
• Her name was omitted through an oversight.
  由于疏忽，她的名字给遗漏了。
• Finally, it welcomed the secretariat's efforts to strengthen the internal audit and oversight division.
  最后，它欢迎秘书处为加强内部审计与监督司所作的努力。