➡ See also the entry for crazy另见crazy条reckless ♦︎ irresponsible ♦︎ premature ♦︎ unwise ♦︎ rash ♦︎ hastyThese words all describe people showing a lack of care or thought for the possible results of their actions.这些词均表示行事鲁莽的、不顾后果的、考虑不周的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It would be reckless / irresponsible / premature / unwise / rash to do sth.◆You would be unwise to do sth.◆a reckless / a premature / an unwise / a rash / a hasty decision◆rather / somewhat reckless / irresponsible / premature / rash / hasty◆extremely / very reckless / irresponsible / unwise / rash■reckless (usuallydisapproving) showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions鲁莽的;不顾后果的;无所顾忌的◆He showed a reckless disregard for his own safety.他对自己的个人安危全然不顾。◆She had always been reckless with money.她花钱总是大手大脚。 see also impulsive ⇨ spontaneous▸recklessly
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◆She had fallen hopelessly and recklessly in love.她恋爱了,爱得无所顾忌,无法自拔。▸recklessness
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[uncountable] ◆an act of sheer recklessness十足的鲁莽行为OPPcaution ⇨ carenoun■irresponsible ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbl; NAmEˌɪrɪˈspɑːnsəbl (disapproving) not thinking enough about the effects of what you do; not showing a feeling of responsibility不负责任的;无责任感的◆He's fun but totally irresponsible.他人很风趣,但毫无责任感可言。◆This was highly irresponsible behaviour.这是极不负责的行为。ⓘ Irresponsible is used especially to talk about behaviour, an action, conduct, an attitude or a way of doing things. People also say that it is/would be irresponsible to take some sort of risk, for example by ignoring a problem. * irresponsible尤与behaviour、action、conduct、attitude或way of doing things搭配,也用在it is/would be irresponsible to do sth句式中,表示因忽略某个问题等原因而冒险是不负责任的◆It would be irresponsible to carry on if there really was a problem.如果真有问题,继续做下去是不负责任的。OPPresponsible ⇨ reliable1■prematureˈpremətʃə(r); NAmEˌpriːməˈtʃʊr, ˈpreməˈtʊr (ratherformal, especially business尤用于商业 (sometimesdisapproving) happening or done too soon草率的;仓促的◆The incident brought the game to a premature conclusion.那个事故使比赛草草收场。◆It is premature to talk about success at this stage(= because it may not happen).现阶段就谈成功为时尚早。■unwise (ratherformal, especiallywritten, usuallydisapproving) showing a lack of good judgement in a way that may cause difficulties in the future愚蠢的;不明智的;轻率的◆It would be unwise to comment on the situation without knowing all the facts.不全面了解情况就对局势妄加评论是不明智的。◆He made some very unwise investments and lost a lot of money.他进行了一些十分轻率的投资,损失了很多钱。OPPwise ⇨ best see also foolish ⇨ crazy▸unwisely
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◆Perhaps unwisely, I agreed to help.我同意帮忙,这也许太轻率了。■rash (usuallydisapproving) doing sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way轻率的;鲁莽的◆This is what happens when you make rash promises.这就是你贸然作出承诺的后果。◆It would be rash to assume that everyone will agree with you on this.你要是认为在这件事上谁都会同意你的看法,那就太欠考虑了。◆Think twice before doing anything rash.不要草率行事,要三思而行。ⓘ People typically make rashpromises, decisions and statements. The pattern It is/would be rash to... is often used with verbs about expressing opinons or drawing conclusions, such as assume, expect, state, conclude and say. * rash常与promise、decision和statement搭配。It is/would be rash to do sth这一句式中的动词常与表达观点或得出结论有关,如assume、expect、state、conclude和say。▸rashly
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◆She had rashly promised to lend him the money.她轻率地答应借钱给他。◆I see now that I may have acted rashly.我现在明白我也许太轻举妄动了。■hastyˈheɪsti (oftendisapproving) acting or deciding too quickly, without enough thought; said or done too quickly, especially when this has bad results(行动或决定)仓促的;(说话或做事)草率的,匆忙的(尤指有不良后果)◆Perhaps I was too hasty in rejecting his offer.我拒绝他的提议也许过于草率了。◆Let's not make any hasty decisions.我们不要匆忙做决定。▸hastily