| 单词 | haphazard |
| 释义 | haphazard (once / 3178 pages) 1adj 2adjadv Anything haphazard is random, disorganized, slipshod, or hit-or-miss. A tent erected haphazardly might look more like a big nylon bag of dirty laundry than a place to sleep. Ever heard the expression "I'll hazard a guess?" In it, the word hazard means "chance," as in "take a chance." Think of the hap in haphazard as short for "happen." Combine hap- and -hazard and you get something that happens (or appears to have happened) by chance. If you approach a math problem with haphazard reasoning, you're likely to get it wrong. WORD FAMILYhaphazard: haphazardly, haphazardness, haphazards USAGE EXAMPLESYet amid haphazard inspection protocols, it became the site of America’s worst structure fire in a decade. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) The database that fire officials use to track properties in need of inspections is outdated, resulting in a process that is haphazard at best. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) The first third of the movie looked like an infomercial for a video game, to the point of really diverting from an already haphazard plot. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1 adj dependent upon or characterized by chance 2a haphazard plan of action Syn hit-or-miss random lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance 1adj marked by great carelessness a most haphazard system of record keeping Syn slapdash, slipshod, sloppy careless marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful 2adv without care; in a slapdash manner the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard Syn haphazardly |
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