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Irresponsible People Advocate Irresponsibility 英 ˌɪrɪ'Spɒnsəbl] 美 ˌɪrɪ'Spɑːnsəbl Adj.不负责任的;不可靠的;没有承担能力的

英语单词 irresponsible
英美音标 英 [ˌɪrɪ'spɒnsəbl] 美 [ˌɪrɪ'spɑːnsəbl]
中文释义 adj.不负责任的;不可靠的;没有承担能力的
英语例句 (1) Nothing can excuse such irresponsible behaviour.
(2) Why can't you just sit and play mah-jongg with the rest of us instead of going out and cavorting with your irresponsible brothers?
中文例句 (1) 没有理由可以为这样不负责任的行为辩解。
(2) 你为什麽不坐下来和我们这些人打麻将,而非得出去和你那些不可靠的的弟兄鬼混呢?
vocabulary简明 If you're irresponsible, you're careless about the consequences of your actions. You can't really rely on irresponsible people.
vocabulary扩展 Being irresponsible is the opposite of being responsible and careful — you do what you like and don't care what happens afterward. Forgetting to feed your dog for a week is irresponsible. Splashing around in a mud puddle in your new white pants is irresponsible. Drug use and unsafe sex are irresponsible. When the government runs up a huge deficit, many people think that's irresponsible. If you have to work with someone irresponsible, good luck: you're going to need it.
柯林斯解释
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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]不负责任的;无责任感的 If you describe someone as irresponsible, you are criticizing them because they do things without properly considering their possible consequences.
  [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf]
  [disapproval]
  • I felt that it was irresponsible to advocate the legalisation of drugs...

    我认为鼓吹毒品合法化是不负责任的行为。

  • It would be irresponsible of me not to advise my company to abandon this project...

    若我不建议公司放弃这个项目,那我就是不负责任。

  • Many people have an irresponsible attitude towards marriage and relationships.

    很多人对婚姻与两性关系持一种不负责任的态度。

irresponsibly
  • They have behaved irresponsibly.

    他们的行为很不负责任。

irresponsibility
  • ...the irresponsibility of people who advocate such destruction to our environment.

    鼓吹如此毁坏环境的人的不负责任

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