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Blithely Forgetting 英 Blaɪðli] 美 Blaɪðli Adv.愉快地;无挂虑地 Factor Oceanic

英语单词 blithely
英美音标 英 ['blaɪðli] 美 ['blaɪðli]
中文释义 adv.愉快地;无挂虑地
英语例句 (1) Those who blithely factor oceanic uptake into the equations of what people can get away with when it comes to greenhouse-gas pollution should, perhaps, have second thoughts.
中文例句 (1) 在提到温室效应的气体污染时,那些愉快地把海洋吸收纳入平衡体系,侥幸逃脱罪责的人们可能应该三思了。
vocabulary简明 The adverb blithely describes something you do in a casually cheerful, somewhat neglectful way, like when you blithely ride your bike down the street, not even thinking about all the homework you have to do.
vocabulary扩展 Something that's done blithely is careless, like a group of kids blithely dashing off across a frozen pond on their ice skates, forgetting about their slower friend. You could talk blithely about your brand new laptop, forgetting that your friend can't afford a new computer. Blithely also means "happily," without implying that anything is being overlooked or ignored, like a winning team blithely celebrating their victory.

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