careless

英 ['keələs] 美 ['kerləs]

• adj. 粗心的；疏忽的；草率的；无忧无虑的；漫不经心的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 粗心的,草率的

   not taking enough care; inattentive

2. [P]随便的,不介意的

   done without care

3. 不关心的,淡漠的

   free from care or worry; unconcerned

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 草率的， 轻率的
2. 无忧无虑的，不担忧的
3. 粗心的，疏忽的，漫不经心的，不小心的，不仔细的
4. 淡漠的，不关心的
5. 随便的，不介意的
6. 自然的
7. 不注意的
8. 由粗心引起的
9. 粗鲁的
10. 拙劣的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful;

   "careless about her clothes"
   "forgotten by some careless person"
   "a careless housekeeper"
   "careless proofreading"
   "it was a careless mistake"
   "hurt by a careless remark"
   

2. effortless and unstudied;

   "an impression of careless elegance"
   "danced with careless grace"
   

3. (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration;

   "careless of the consequences"
   "crushing the blooms with regardless tread"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. It was careless of you to leave the door unlocked.
   你没锁门，太粗心了。
2. The careless waiter dropped the dish onto the ground.
   那个粗心的侍者把盘子摔到了地上。
3. The accident was due to his careless driving.
   事故起因于他驾驶疏忽。
4. Don't be careless about your work.
   对工作不可草率。
5. The sun was shining, and he felt light-hearted and careless.
   阳光灿灿，他觉得轻松愉快，无忧无虑。
6. He always speaks in a careless way.
   他说起话来总是漫不经心。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. A careless driver is a danger to us all.
   粗心的司机对我们大家都是一种危险。
2. A careless mistake cost the company millions of dollars.
   一次疏忽造成了公司数百万美元的损失。

用作表语

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He used to be careless about his speech.
   他以前说话常大大咧咧的。
2. The student was careless about his personal appearance.
   这个学生不注意个人仪表。
3. Tom is careless in preparing his lessons.
   汤姆准备功课不细心。
4. She is careless about her clothes.
   她不注重衣着。

S+be+～+to- v

1. Jenny was careless to let out the secret.
   珍妮不小心泄露了秘密。

It is/was+～+of sb+to- v

1. It was careless of you to leave the door unlocked.
   你出去时不锁门,太粗心了。

经典引文

• To throw away the dearest thing he ow'd As 'twere a careless trifle.

  出自：Macbeth , ssssShakespeare

• She still looks quite smart, but in an unpremeditated, careless way.sssss J. le Carr&eacusc;

  出自： J. Osborne

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• careless life 无忧无虑的生活
• careless mistake 由粗心引起的错误,由于疏忽而引起的错误
• careless youth 无忧的青年时代

～+副词

• careless enough 十分粗心的

～+介词

• careless about 对…粗心的,对…漫不经心的
• careless about one's dress 不讲究衣着
• careless about the consequences 不考虑后果
• careless in 对…粗心的,对…漫不经心的
• careless of one's health 不爱惜身体
• careless with one's money 随便花钱

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. careless的基本意思指人时是“粗心的”“草率的”,指事物时表示“不用心的”。引申可指“随便的”“自然的”,在句中可用作定语或表语。
2. careless与of连用时表示“不关心的”“淡漠的”,其后多接具体名词。在句中多用作表语。
3. careless表示“做某事不细心”时接“in+ v -ing”; 表示“不小心做错了某事”时接动词不定式。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

careless about, careless of

• 这两个短语含义并不相同,前者意为“漫不经心”,后者意为“不在乎”。试比较:
• My wife is careless about her clothes.
• 我妻子对衣着漫不经心。
• (对要穿什么衣服漫不经心)
• My wife is careless of her clothes.
• 我妻子对衣着不介意。
• (对穿着什么衣服不介意)

careless, carefree

• 二者均可表示“无忧无虑的”。其区别在于:careless更强调人们从主观上所采取的“无忧无虑”的态度,多用作褒义词; 而carefree则仅从事物的客观状态上描述,多用作贬义词。例如:
• On a fine spring day like this,I feel quite carefree.在这样一个春光明媚的日子,我感觉无忧无虑。

常见错误

adj. (形容词)

1. 他在工作方面非常粗枝大叶。

   误 He is absolutely careless to his work.

   正 He is absolutely careless in his work.

   析 表示“在某方面不仔细”,应该说be careless in...,其中介词in不能换成to。

近反义词

【近义词】

• casual
• indifferent
• inexact
• unmindful
• thoughtless
• unthinking

【反义词】

• careful
• cautious
• diligent
• mindful
• tidy
• watchful
• meticulous