| 单词 | careless |
| 释义 | careless (keəʳləs ) 1. adjective B1 If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage. I'm sorry. How careless of me. [+ of] Some mothers were a bit careless with money. [+ with] Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. Synonyms: slapdash, irresponsible, sloppy [informal], cavalier carelessly adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 She was fined £100 for driving carelessly. The fire is believed to have been started by a carelessly discarded cigarette. carelessness uncountable noun B2 The defence conceded stupid goals through sheer carelessness. Synonyms: negligence, neglect, omission, indiscretion 2. adjective If you say that someone is careless of something such as their health or appearance, you mean that they do not seem to be concerned about it, or do nothing to keep it in a good condition. He had shown himself careless of personal safety. [+ of] She's careless about her hygiene. That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it? Synonyms: negligent, hasty, unconcerned, cursory 3. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone's movements as careless, you mean that they are relaxed or confident, and do not seem to require much effort or thought. [literary] With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball quickly on its way. Synonyms: nonchalant, casual, offhand, artless Collocations: careless handling But for every plus point there was a negative, usually careless handling and inaccurate passing. Times, Sunday Times It therefore came as no surprise that the first quarter ended scoreless as both sides were guilty of poor ball retention and careless handling errors. Times, Sunday Times While accepting their need to protect precious books from careless handling, one accuses them of 'ludicrous snobbishness'. Times, Sunday Times Such injury often results from careless handling, causing internal bruising, splitting and skin breaks, thus rapidly increasing water loss. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because of its extremely low temperature, careless handling of liquid nitrogen may result in cold burns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Surviving a careless mistake at the second, he was soon in cruise control on the good ground he relishes. Times, Sunday Times The case against him wasn't helped by a careless mistake on the part of the police. Times, Sunday Times I just need to cut out careless mistakes. The Sun Did you often lose things, make careless mistakes and/or get in trouble for not listening? Times, Sunday Times They are also more likely to make careless mistakes in work and other activities. Times, Sunday Times Think, for instance, of the careless use of a word such as 'fault', which can be used in politics and law to mean either 'causal fault' or 'moral fault'. Times, Sunday Times Human interference in the phosphorus cycle occurs by overuse or careless use of phosphorus fertilizers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Careless use of such primitives can lead to deadlocks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Careless use of locks can result in deadlock or livelock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 粗心大意的 Japanese: 不注意な |
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