该短语是描述“专注程度”或“忙碌状态”的固定表达,核心是通过“放弃饮食睡眠”这一具体行为,突出主语对某件事的投入程度。
主语(人)+ neglect + 形容词性物主代词(one's需替换为与主语一致的词,如my/his/her/their等)+ meals and sleep
可结合时态或状语补充“专注的原因/场景”,常见搭配:
用while doing sth(在做某事时)说明场景;
用to do sth(为了做某事)说明目的;
用because of sth(因为某事)说明原因。
一般过去时(描述过去的行为):
He neglected his meals and sleep while working on the urgent project last week.
(上周他做紧急项目时废寝忘食。)
现在完成进行时(描述持续的状态):
She has been neglecting her meals and sleep to prepare for the college entrance exam.
(她为了备战高考,一直废寝忘食。)
一般现在时(描述习惯或常态):
Doctors often neglect their meals and sleep when dealing with emergency cases.
(医生处理急诊时,常常废寝忘食。)
被动/强调版(突出“忘我”):
The scientist was so absorbed in his research that he neglected his meals and sleep.
(这位科学家沉迷于研究,以至于废寝忘食。)
常用于正面语境(如努力工作、刻苦学习、无私奉献),偶尔也可用于负面语境(如过度沉迷游戏/刷手机而忽略生活),但前者更常见。
be so absorbed in sth that one forgets to eat or sleep(更直白的表达);
burn the midnight oil(开夜车,侧重“熬夜”,但不如前者强调“忘吃饭”);
lose oneself in sth(沉迷于某事,可结合“neglect meals/sleep”补充细节)。
"neglect one's meals and sleep" 是一个形象且简洁的短语,通过“放弃基本需求”的具体行为,传递“极度专注”的状态,适用于描述人在工作、学习、奉献等场景中的投入程度,是口语和写作中常用的“强调专注”的表达。