1ADJ-GRADED 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. 粗心的;大意的
I'm sorry. How careless of me. [+ of]
对不起,我太不小心了。
Some mothers were a bit careless with money. [+ with]
有些当妈妈的花钱有点随意。
Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
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。
2ADJ-GRADED 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. 不在乎的;不在意的 [Also + about]
He had shown himself careless of personal safety where the life of his colleagues might be at risk. [+ of]
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?
3ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]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. 随意的;自信的;轻易的 [literary]
With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball quickly on its way.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be粗心▸➤become, get, grow變得粗心◇She had begun to grow careless.她開始變得粗心了。➤make sb使某人疏忽大意◇Boredom made him careless.無聊使得他疏忽大意。ADVERB➤extremely, rather, very極其/相當/非常粗心◇a rather careless mistake因較為粗心而造成的錯誤➤how, so, too多麼/如此/過於粗心◇Try not to be so careless in the future.以後千萬不要這麼粗心大意了。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些粗心PREPOSITION➤about對⋯不仔細◇She's careless about her spelling.她不重視拼寫。➤of不擔憂⋯◇When performing his stunts he was careless of his own safety.他表演特技時總是不顧個人安全。➤with不在乎⋯◇He's very careless with money.他花錢大手大腳。
careless adj. ⇨careless (a careless driver)⇨lax (careless mistakes)careless
adjective
careless ♦︎ negligent ♦︎ forgetful ♦︎ absent-mindedThese words all describe people not giving enough attention and thought to what they are doing so that they forget things or make mistakes.这些词均表示做事粗心的、健忘的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆very careless / negligent / forgetful◆extremely careless / negligent◆a bit careless / forgetful■carelessnot 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.是我粗心忘了关门。◆Don't be so careless about spelling.别那么粗心大意犯拼写错误。◆He's very careless with money.他在金钱方面很大意。▸carelessly
adverb
◆Someone had carelessly left a window open.有人粗心,一扇窗户忘了关。▸carelessness
noun
[uncountable] ◆a moment of carelessness一时的疏忽大意OPPcare ⇨ carenoun■negligent ˈneglɪdʒənt (formalorlaw法律 (especiallywritten) failing to give sb/sth enough care or attention, especially when this has serious results疏忽的(尤指造成严重后果)◆The school had been negligent in not informing the child's parents about the incident.校方疏忽了,没向孩子的父母通报这件事。▸negligence
noun
[uncountable] ◆The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.事故是由于司机一方的大意造成的。▸negligently
adverb
◆The defendant drove negligently and hit a lamp post.被告开车大意,撞上了一根路灯柱子。■forgetfuloften forgetting things健忘的;好忘事的◆She has become very forgetful in recent years.近年来她变得非常健忘。■ˌabsent-ˈmindedtending to forget things, perhaps because you are not thinking about what is around you, but about sth else健忘的;心不在焉的◆Grandpa's becoming quite absent-minded.爷爷变得十分健忘。ⓘ Very clever people who don't think a lot about practical things are often described as absent-minded.常用absent-minded形容非常聪明而不太考虑现实事物的人◆an absent-minded professor / scientist一个心不在焉的教授/科学家▸absent-mindedly
adverb
◆She absent-mindedly twisted a strand of hair around her fingers.她心不在焉地将一缕头发盘绕在手指上。