carelessness

英 [ˈkeələsnəs]

美 [ˈkerləsnəs]

n.  粗心大意； 草率； 快活； 淡漠

BNC.14148 / COCA.19116

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 粗心的;大意的
  If you arecareless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
  1. I'm sorry. How careless of me...
     对不起,我太不小心了。
  2. Some mothers were a bit careless with money...
     有些当妈妈的花钱有点随意。
  3. Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
     克拉克先生疏忽驾驶,致人死亡,已经认罪。
• ADJ-GRADED 不在乎的;不在意的
  If you say that someone iscareless ofsomething 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.
  1. He had shown himself careless of personal safety where the life of his colleagues might be at risk...
     当同事身处危险时他表现英勇，不顾个人安危。
  2. She's careless about her hygiene...
     她不注意个人卫生。
  3. That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it?
     那表明此人不讲究穿着,是吧?
• ADJ-GRADED 随意的;自信的;轻易的
  If you describe someone's movements ascareless, you mean that they are relaxed or confident, and do not seem to require much effort or thought.
  1. With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball quickly on its way.
     他手腕轻轻一抖,球就飞出去了。

英英释义

noun

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
  Synonym:negligenceneglectnonperformance
• the quality of not being careful or taking pains
  Synonym:sloppiness

双语例句

• Accidents often arise from carelessness.
  事故常起因于粗心。
• Because of your carelessness, we failed.
  由于你的粗心，我们失败了。
• He admitted his carelessness to me.
  他向我承认了他的粗心大意。
• Carelessness is the main cause of work accidents.
  麻痹粗心是产生事故的主要原因。
• I was rather saddened by what he had said and regretted my own carelessness.
  我听了他的话心里有点难过，只怨自己太粗心大意了。
• She complained of his carelessness.; She complained that he was careless.
  她埋怨他粗枝大叶。
• Your carelessness was a contributory cause of the fire.
  你的粗心大意是造成火灾的原因之一。
• We are used to his carelessness.
  我们习惯了他的粗心大意。
• They accused me of carelessness.
  他们指责我粗心大意。
• The accident was caused by the carelessness of the driver.
  车祸是由于驾驶者一时疏失而引起的。