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Reckless Care Word Recklessly Ly Adj.不计后果的,轻率的,鲁莽的 Consequences Actions

英语单词 reckless
中文释义 adj.不计后果的,轻率的,鲁莽的
vocab简明 If you are reckless, you don't think or care about the consequences of your words or actions, like a reckless driver who speeds while texting, knitting and eating a sandwich.
vocab扩展 The word reckless comes from the Old English word receleas, meaning "careless, thoughtless, heedless." If you have a reckless attitude, you aren't concerned about what happens to yourself or others who are affected by your actions. In this usage, reckless is the opposite of considerate. Reckless friends will invite people you don't know to your house because with your parents away, it's party time. Surprise!
真题原句 The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California’s advice.
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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]轻率的;不计后果的;鲁莽的;无所顾忌的 If you say that someone is reckless, you mean that they act in a way which shows that they do not care about danger or the effect their behaviour will have on other people.
  • She loved to ride; on horseback, she was reckless and utterly without fear...

    她喜欢骑马;在马背上,她纵横驰骋,毫无畏惧。

  • He is charged with causing death by reckless driving.

    他被控危险驾驶致人死亡。

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  • He was leaning recklessly out of the unshuttered window...

    他冒冒失失地从没有遮拦的窗户探出身去。

  • A congressional report charges that federal safety laws were recklessly violated.

    一份国会报告指责联邦安全法被公然违反。

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  • He felt a surge of recklessness...

    他感觉到一阵不顾一切的冲动。

  • The headstrong recklessness of youth may be fine in some areas, but not behind the wheel of a car.

    年轻人在一些方面任性鲁莽一点也许没什么大不了,但是在驾车时可不行。

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