单词	forgetfully
释义	forgetfulfor‧get‧ful /fəˈɡetfəl $ fər-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES My grandfather's getting so forgetful - I have to remind him to take his medication. My grandfather is getting more forgetful. She was easily distracted and forgetful at school. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Also he appeared to have corrupted her: she was alternately prickly and forgetful. Ellen was about as disorganized and forgetful as any fourth grade child in memory. In the aftermath she nestled in his arms, forgetful of the time. Indeed I was forgetful, pathologically so, and for this too I felt nothing but remorse. They can also be forgetful or very tired and perhaps bad tempered. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who often forgets things► have a bad/terrible/awful etc memory to not be good at remembering facts or information: · I'm sorry for forgetting to phone her - I have a terrible memory.have a bad/terrible/awful etc memory for: · I have a bad memory for names. ► forgetful usually someone who is forgetful often forgets things, especially things they have to do: · My grandfather's getting so forgetful - I have to remind him to take his medication.· She was easily distracted and forgetful at school. ► absent-minded someone who is absent-minded often forgets things because they are thinking about other things: · He's a brilliant scientist but hopelessly absent-minded. ► have a memory like a sieve British informal to not be able to remember facts or information, even for a short time: · You'd better remind him about the party - he's got a memory like a sieve! Word family WORD FAMILYadjectiveforgetfulforgettable ≠ unforgettableadverbforgetfullyunforgettablynounforgetfulnessverbforget often forgetting things—forgetfully adverb—forgetfulness noun [uncountable]
随便看	inexorable inexorably inexpensive inexpensively inexperience inexperienced inexpert inexpertly inexplicable inexplicably inexpressible inexpressibly inexpressive in extremis inextricable inextricably infallibility infallible infallibly infamous infamously infamy infancy infant infanticide

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