| 单词 | slipshod |
| 释义 | slipshod (once / 10884 pages) adj When someone does something in a slipshod manner, they do it in a way that's careless and sloppy — that isn't right. An easy way to remember the meaning of slipshod is to note that "shod" is part of "shoddy," another word for slipshod. (Alert: despite their similarity, slipshod isn't genetically related to shoddy.) Or you can use "slip" to clue yourself in. Originally, someone who looked slipshod was wearing worn-out slippers: they were shod in slippers. WORD FAMILYslipshod USAGE EXAMPLESTracing it lays bare his slipshod policymaking, even if his motives remain opaque. Economist(Oct 27, 2016) It does a great job doing what Google designed it to do: Running Android in its purest form, untainted by slipshod third-party apps. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) Others hired companies that followed through with the work, but did so at ridiculously high prices - and sometimes in a slipshod manner. Washington Times(Oct 12, 2016) adj marked by great carelessness slipshod spelling Syn haphazard, slapdash, sloppy careless marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。