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。