neg-,否定，没有，-lect,选择，词源同collect,elect.即没有选出来，忽视。

1. After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up.

多年的玩忽职守和经济萧条过后，这个城市在进行自我整顿。

2. The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect.

镇上老码头区多年来疏于维护,快要塌陷了.

3. They neglect their duty at the least hint of fun elsewhere.

别处哪怕发生一丁点儿乐事，他们便会忘记自己的职责。

4. We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies.

我们经常忘记该合理地使用我们的身体。

5. Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer.

人勤地生宝；人懒地长草。