neglect后接动词用不定式还是动名词

问题描述

若要表示因疏忽而没有做某事，neglect 后接动词用不定式还是动名词？

用 eglect to do sth 还是 neglect doing sth？

谢谢！

老师答疑

沅老师：

若要表示因疏忽而没有做某事，neglect后通常接不定式。如：
1. You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.（牛津高阶英语词典）
2. You neglected to mention that they had a second album released during 1991.（朗文当代英语词典）
3. She had neglected to inform me that the company was having financial problems.（麦克米兰英语词典）
4. I'd neglected to give him the name of the hotel where I'd be staying.（剑桥高级学习词典）
5. He neglected to mention the fact that we could lose money on the deal.（剑桥高级学习词典）

蒋老师：

▲同意刘老师的解答！我想既然这位网友问及“neglect后接动词用不定式还是动名词”，估计是在用不定式或动名词方面拿不定主意，所以这里稍稍补充一点：
表示因为疏忽而漏做某事或忘了做某事，neglect 后既可接不定式，也可接动名词，只是用不定式要比用动名词更普通。如：
Don’t neglect locking [to lock] the door when you leave. 走的时候别忘了锁门。
▲葛传椝的《英语惯用法词典》在neglect在词条有如下用法说明：
1. neglect（动词）后面接不定式比接动名词普通，如 He neglected to reply to my letter 比 He neglected replying to my letter 普通。
2. your neglect to write the address 是“因为你的疏忽而不曾写地址”，your neglect in writing the address 是“因为你的疏忽而把地址写错或写得不好”。