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The word "careless" describes someone who is not paying enough attention, leading to mistakes or harm. It can also mean indifferent or unconcerned about something, or nonchalant and confident in movements. The word can be used adverbially as "carelessly" and as a noun "carelessness".
The word "careless" describes someone who is not paying enough attention, leading to mistakes or harm. It can also mean indifferent or unconcerned about something, or nonchalant and confident in movements. The word can be used adverbially as "carelessly" and as a noun "carelessness".
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]粗心的;大意的 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.
[oft ADJ with n]
I'm sorry. How careless of me...
对不起,我太不小心了。
Some mothers were a bit careless with money...
有些当妈妈的花钱有点随意。
Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
克拉克先生疏忽驾驶,致人死亡,已经认罪。
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She was fined £100 for driving carelessly...
她因开车违章,被罚款100英镑。
The fire is believed to have been started by a carelessly discarded cigarette.
据信,这场大火是由一个随手丢弃的烟头引发的。
carelessness
The defence conceded stupid goals through sheer carelessness.
防守队员完全因为粗心大意而造成了无谓的失球。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不在乎的;不在意的 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.
[oft ADJ of/about n]
He had shown himself careless of personal safety where the life of his colleagues might be at risk...
当同事身处危险时他表现英勇,不顾个人安危。
She's careless about her hygiene...
她不注意个人卫生。
That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it?
那表明此人不讲究穿着,是吧?
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]随意的;自信的;轻易的 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.
[usu ADJ n]
[LITERARY 文]
With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball quickly on its way.
他手腕轻轻一抖,球就飞出去了。
Oxford
care·less★/ˈkeələs; NAmEˈkerləs/adjective1★not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes 不小心的;不仔细的;粗心的◆It was careless of me to leave the door open.怪我粗心忘了关门。◆Don't be so careless about/withspelling. 别那么粗心大意地犯拼写错误。◆a careless worker/driver粗心大意的工人╱司机OPP
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2★resulting from a lack of attention and thought 粗心造成的;疏忽引起的◆a careless mistake/error疏忽造成的错误╱差错3carelessof sth ( formal) not at all worried about sth 不担忧的;无忧无虑的◆He seemed careless of his own safety.他仿佛已把自己的安危置之度外。4not showing interest or effort 淡漠的;不关心的;漫不经心的SYN
casual
◆She gave a careless shrug.她漠然地耸了耸肩。◆a careless laugh/smile淡然的一笑▶care·less·ly★/ˈkeələsli; NAmEˈkerləsli/adverb◆Someone had carelessly left a window open.有人粗心大意忘了关一扇窗。◆She threw her coat carelessly onto the chair.她把外套随手扔在了椅子上。◆‘I don't mind,’ he said carelessly.“我无所谓。”他满不在乎地说。care·less·ness/ˈkeələsnəs; NAmEˈkerləsnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆a moment of carelessness一时的疏忽大意care·less/ˈkeələs; NAmEˈkerləs/care·less·ly/ˈkeələsli; NAmEˈkerləsli/care·less·ness/ˈkeələsnəs; NAmEˈkerləsnəs/
LDC
carelesscare‧less /ˈkeələs $ ˈker-/ ●●○ adjective
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1not paying enough attention to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes, damage things etcOPP careful: It was careless of him to leave the door unlocked. a careless mistake careless drivingcareless with He’s careless with his glasses and has lost three pairs.Careless talk can be disastrous for a business.2[usually before noun] natural and not done with any deliberate effort or attention: He ran a hand through his hair with a careless gesture.3not concerned about somethingcareless of a man careless of his own safety She gave a careless shrug. ► Do not use ‘careless’ to mean that someone has no worries. Use carefree: They all felt happy and carefree.—carelessly adverb—carelessness noun [uncountable]THESAURUScareless not paying enough attention to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes, damage things etc: · I made a few careless mistakes.· It was careless of you to leave your purse lying about.· He started getting careless about taking his medication.clumsy often dropping or breaking things because you move around in a careless way: · I’m so clumsy, I spilt milk all over the floor.· a clumsy childsloppy careless and lazy in the way you do your work or in your behaviour generally: · As a student, he was brilliant but sloppy.· I will not tolerate sloppy work.reckless especially written 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.· His actions showed a reckless disregard for human life.irresponsible careless in a way that might affect other people, especially when you should be taking care of them: · It’s irresponsible for parents to let their children smoke.· his irresponsible attitude to keeping animalstactless carelessly saying something that upsets or embarrasses someone, without intending to do this: · He kept making tactless remarks about her appearance.· a tactless question· I thought it would be tactless to ask about her divorce.casual not being careful enough about something and treating it as though it is not important: · He seems to have a very casual attitude towards his work.· She disliked the casual way in which he made decisions affecting other people’s lives.negligent careless about something that you are responsible for, so that serious mistakes are made – used especially when someone will be officially punished for this: · The doctor was negligent in using the wrong type of needle.· They found him guilty of negligent conduct.
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粗心的(64%),漫不经心的(14%),无忧无虑的(8%),草率的(7%),疏忽的(7%)
adj.粗心的;无忧无虑的;淡漠的
n.(Careless)人名;(英)凯尔利斯
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