词组 | careless |
释义 | careless /ˈkeələs $ ˈker-/ adjective not paying enough attention to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes, damage things etcnounsa careless mistake The essay was full of careless mistakes.careless attitude/approach Her son seemed to have a careless attitude to money.careless words/talk His careless words had upset her.careless driving The man was found guilty of careless driving.careless use Careless use of chemicals can be dangerous.careless handling The government was criticized for its careless handling of the crisis.a careless driver My aunt was hit by a careless driver and she had to go to hospital.verbsget/become/grow careless People get careless about mixing drink and pills.prepositionsbe careless about (doing) sth Some restaurant workers are careless about washing their hands.be careless with sth Journalists are often careless with the facts.be careless of sth He was careless of his own safety.it is careless of sb (to do sth) It was careless of him to leave the door unlocked.Careless about, with, or of?Careless about is the most common use. You can use it with a noun: She is careless about her possessions. or in more complex sentences: He is careless about what he eats.Careless with is usually used to talk about things that you use, for example careless with money/knives/guns/language. It is also used in the phrase careless with facts/the truth (=saying things that could be misleading).Careless of is used especially in the following phrases: careless of your appearance/safety. It is also used in the phrase it is careless of sb.THESAURUS: careless clumsyattempt | handling | fingers | hands | movements not doing something skilfully, or moving in a careless way so that you break or drop things: He made a clumsy attempt to apologize. | The government’s clumsy handling of the affair has only made the problem worse. | With cold clumsy fingers she began fastening her coat. | She is turning the pages of a magazine with the clumsy movements of a four-year-old child. | I’m so clumsy, I spilt milk all over the floor. sloppywork | job | thinking careless and lazy in the way you do your work, or in your behaviour generally. Sloppy sounds rather informal and is used mainly in spoken English: The teacher said she didn’t want any more sloppy work. | The previous builder did a very sloppy job. | There is a lot of sloppy thinking about climate change. | The government had been in power for too long and they started to get sloppy. reckless especially writtendriving | disregard | behaviour | spending doing dangerous or stupid things without thinking about your own or other people’s safety: The driver of the car was arrested for reckless driving. | His actions showed a reckless disregard for human life. | He began drinking heavily and his behaviour became more reckless. | We will all now have to pay for the previous government’s reckless spending. irresponsiblebehaviour | owner | lending careless in a way that might affect other people, especially when this could cause serious accidents or problems: Crew members could have lost their lives due to his irresponsible behaviour. | Some irresponsible owners allow their dogs to wander around the streets on their own. | The economic crisis was caused by irresponsible lending by some banks in America. | It’s irresponsible for parents to let their children smoke. thoughtlessremark | comment not thinking about the effects of your actions on other people, in a way that seems rather careless: With that one thoughtless remark, she had got them all into trouble. | She realised it was thoughtless of her not to say where she was going. tactlessremark | thing to say | question carelessly saying something that upsets or embarrasses someone, without intending to do this: He kept making tactless remarks about her appearance. | I’m sorry – it was a tactless question. | It was tactless of her to say that it had been a boring evening. | I thought it would be tactless to ask about her divorce. casualattitude | way | manner showing that you do not care very much about something and do not think it is important: Nigel has a very casual attitude towards his work. | She mentioned the incident in a casual way. | They seem very casual about what time people come into work. negligentconduct careless about something that you are responsible for, so that serious mistakes are made – used especially when someone will be officially punished for this: He was found guilty of negligent conduct and was dismissed from his post. | The court decided that the doctor was negligent. |
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