overlooked

-ʊkt· adjective

财经/商业B1

overlooked
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Chinese meaning

被bèi忽hū视shì的de,不bù受shòu关guān注zhù的de

被bèi忽hū视shì、未wèi被bèi注zhù意yì到dào

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长cháng期qī未wèi被bèi关guān注zhù的de富fù裕yù企qǐ业yè主zhǔ

Example

Collectively, these overlooked business owners hold far more wealth than the Forbes 400 — and wield considerable political power.

总zǒng体tǐ来lái看kàn,这zhè些xiē被bèi忽hū视shì的de企qǐ业yè主zhǔ所suǒ拥yōng有yǒu的de财cái富fù远yuǎn超chāo福fú布bù斯sī400强qiáng榜bǎng单dān——而ér且qiě掌zhǎng握wò着zhe相xiāng当dāng大dà的de政zhèng治zhì权quán力lì。

Source: NPR · 14 Sep 2026

Background ✎

有yǒu一yī批pī经jīng营yíng汽qì车chē经jīng销xiāo商shāng、律lǜ所suǒ、牙yá科kē诊zhěn所suǒ和hé连lián锁suǒ餐cān厅tīng的de富fù有yǒu企qǐ业yè主zhǔ,却què很hěn少shǎo被bèi外wài界jiè关guān注zhù。他tā们men合hé计jì拥yōng有yǒu的de财cái富fù远yuǎn超chāo福fú布bù斯sī400强qiáng榜bǎng单dān,还hái握wò有yǒu相xiāng当dāng大dà的de政zhèng治zhì影yǐng响xiǎng力lì。

Roots · etymology

源自 over-(越过)+ look(看),字面'看漏了'

  • over-(越过)+ look(看)+ -ed(过去分词)

Collocations

  • often overlooked / overlooked opportunity / long overlooked

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