careless

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #7706 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 粗心的, 不关心的, 无忧无虑的

发音

UK /ˈkɛəlɪs/
UK /ˈkɛələs/
US /kɛɹ.ləs/
US /kɛɚ.ləs/
AU /keː.ləs/
NZ /kiə.ləs/
NZ /keə.ləs/
SCOT /keɹ.ləs/
/kɜː(ɹ).ləs/

词形变化

carelessest more careless 比较级 most careless 最高级

别名

carelesse

教材释义与例句

形容词

粗心的；无忧无虑的；淡漠的

not paying enough attention to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes, damage things etc

It was careless of him to leave the door unlocked.

他忘了锁门，真是粗心大意。

a careless mistake

粗心造成的错误

careless driving

粗心驾驶

Careless talk can be disastrous for a business.

谈话不慎有时会给企业带来灾难性的损失。

释义与例句

adj. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Not concerned or worried (about).

  2. 2.

    Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.

    轻率

    大意

    Jessica was so careless that she put her shorts on backwards.

  3. 3.

    Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.

    古体

    Jessica was careless about putting her shorts on properly.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

regardless

反义词 1

careful

近义相关 10

passing reckless casual sloppy superficial offhand haphazard cursory heedless slipshod

参见 6

superficial negligent imprudent unconcerned inattentive incautious

相关短语

beastly careless

词源

From Middle English careles, from Old English carlēas (“careless, reckless, void of care, free from care, free”), equivalent to care + -less. Cognate with Icelandic kærulaus (“careless, negligent”).

来源：wiktionary