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inattention n.不注意；粗心；疏忽 (1) 这些错误常常是由不注意和粗心造成的。(2) 这次事故是一时不小心造成的。(3) 这工人因疏忽而失去了他的工作。 If you're not focusing on something enough, you're guilty of inattention. Inattention can be dangerous when you're flying a plane, taking a math test, or babysitting an active toddler. When you add the "not" prefix in- to attention (which comes from the Latin attendere, "give heed to," or literally "stretch toward"), you get inattention.

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英 [ˌɪnə'tenʃn] 美 [ˌɪnə'tenʃn] (1) These mistakes are often the result of inattention and carelessness.(2) The accident was the result of a moment's inattention.(3) The worker lost his job through inattention. When you don't pay full attention to something or someone, that's inattention. Your inattention while you're driving can lead to mistakes like running a red light or bumping into the car in front of you. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]疏忽；不注意 A person's inattention is their lack of attention. Vital evidence had been lost through a moment's inattention.关键证据由于一时的疏忽而丢失了。

英语单词	inattention
英美音标	英 [ˌɪnə'tenʃn] 美 [ˌɪnə'tenʃn]
中文释义	n.不注意；粗心；疏忽
英语例句	(1) These mistakes are often the result of inattention and carelessness. (2) The accident was the result of a moment's inattention. (3) The worker lost his job through inattention.
中文例句	(1) 这些错误常常是由不注意和粗心造成的。 (2) 这次事故是一时不小心造成的。 (3) 这工人因疏忽而失去了他的工作。
vocabulary简明	When you don't pay full attention to something or someone, that's inattention. Your inattention while you're driving can lead to mistakes like running a red light or bumping into the car in front of you.
vocabulary扩展	If you're not focusing on something enough, you're guilty of inattention. Inattention can be dangerous when you're flying a plane, taking a math test, or babysitting an active toddler. When you add the "not" prefix in- to attention (which comes from the Latin attendere, "give heed to," or literally "stretch toward"), you get inattention.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]疏忽；不注意 A person's inattention is their lack of attention. Vital evidence had been lost through a moment's inattention. 关键证据由于一时的疏忽而丢失了。

Inattention Mistakes Result Moment's Lost Attention 英 ˌɪnə'Tenʃn] 美