| 单词 | carelessly |
| 释义 | carelesscareless /ˈkɛrlɪs/ ●●○ adjective 1not paying enough attention to what you are doing so that you make mistakes, damage things, etc. OPP careful: I made a few careless mistakes. The accident was caused by a careless driver.careless about After a few weeks, she started getting careless about taking her medication.it is careless of somebody (to do something) It was careless of him to leave the door unlocked.THESAURUSclumsy – often dropping or breaking things because you move in a careless way: The waiter was clumsy and dropped the tray with our food.reckless – doing dangerous or stupid things without thinking about your own or other people’s safety: The driver of the car was arrested for reckless driving.irresponsible – careless in a way that might affect other people, especially when you should be taking care of them: It was irresponsible of her to leave small children at home alone.rash – if you do something rash, you do not think carefully about the effect your action will have, and you wish later you had not done it: Don’t make any rash promises that you may regret later.negligent – careless about an important job that you are responsible for so that serious mistakes are made. Used especially when someone will be officially punished for this: The jury determined that the doctor had been negligent in his treatment of the patient.slipshod – done too quickly and carelessly. Used about a piece of work: Officials took money in exchange for allowing slipshod construction work on the tunnel.sloppy – sloppy means the same as slipshod but sounds more informal: Some of the writing in your essays was very sloppy.2natural and not done with any deliberate effort or attention: He ran a hand through his hair with a careless gesture.3careless of something literary deliberately ignoring something: Careless of her own safety, she pulled the child out of the flames.—carelessly adverb—carelessness noun [uncountable] |
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