CARELESS1 careless, so that you make mistakes or do something badly2 careless, so that you or other people are in danger3 done in a careless way4 said without thinking carefully enough5 not thinking carefully enough before doing somethingRELATED WORDSoppositeCAREFULsee alsoCLUMSYACCIDENTMISTAKESTUPID/SILLYRISK1 careless, so that you make mistakes or do something badly 做事马虎以致出错或把事情弄糟careless /ˈkeəʳləs/ [adjective]someone who is careless makes mistakes because they do not think carefully enough about what they are doing 粗心的 I made a few careless mistakes. 我犯了一些粗心的错误。 Don't be so careless. 别那么粗心。careless about After a few weeks, he started getting careless about taking his medication. 几周后，他服药开始马虎起来。careless in Katz argued that the police used too much force and were careless in making arrests. 卡茨辩称，警方过分使用武力，而且逮捕时草率行动。careless with Terence has always been careless with his money. 特伦斯对自己的钱一向粗心大意。it is careless of somebody (to do something) It was very careless of you to leave your purse lying on the desk. 你太不小心了，把钱包就搁在书桌上。carelessly [adverb] She opened the bottle quickly and carelessly, breaking the cork. 她打开瓶子，动作快而马虎，把瓶塞弄破了。carelessness [uncountable noun] Most accidents are entirely due to carelessness. 大多数事故完全是不小心造成的。clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ [adjective]someone who is clumsy often drops things or breaks things because they move around in a careless way 笨拙的，不灵活的 I was tall and clumsy as a child, so I avoided sports. 我小时候个子高而笨拙，因此避免体育运动。 Paula always felt clumsy when she had to serve food to people. 到了要给人端菜时，葆拉老是觉得自己笨手笨脚的。 a large man with big clumsy hands 一个双手又大又笨的魁梧男子clumsily [adverb] I got up, clumsily knocking against the table. 我起来时笨手笨脚地撞到了桌子上。sloppy /ˈslɒpiǁˈslɑː-/ [adjective]doing something in a careless and lazy way - used especially about the way someone does their work, or the way they behave generally 马虎的〔尤指工作方式或一贯行为〕 As a student, he was brilliant but sloppy. 读书时，他很聪明，但学习态度马马虎虎。2 careless, so that you or other people are in danger 做事马虎，以致自己或别人有危险careless /ˈkeəʳləs/ [adjective]not taking enough care in what you are doing because you do not think about the possible danger or risks 粗心的，疏忽的 Some careless idiot forgot to lock the door and the dog got out. 有个粗心的笨家伙忘了锁门，狗跑出去了。 Pryce accused the other driver of being careless and negligent. 普赖斯指责另一个司机疏忽大意。carelessly [adverb] Cigarettes thrown carelessly from cars can cause forest fires. 随便往车外扔烟蒂会引起森林火灾。carelessness [uncountable noun] Anna is lying in the hospital, and all because of your carelessness. 安娜现正躺在医院里，这都是因为你的疏忽大意。reckless /ˈrekləs/ [adjective]especially writtensomeone who is reckless does dangerous or stupid things without thinking that they or someone else might get hurt 【尤书面】鲁莽的，不顾后果的 The driver of the car was arrested for reckless driving. 那辆车的司机因鲁莽驾驶而被捕。 a reckless disregard for human life 草营人命recklessly [adjective] young men recklessly risking their lives in dangerous sports 在危险运动中玩命的年轻男人irresponsible /ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsɪbəl, ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbəlǁ-ˈspɑːn-/ [adjective]someone who is irresponsible does not do the things they should do, or does things they should not do, usually with harmful results 不负责任的〔常带来恶果〕 Police blame higher crime rates on irresponsible parents who allow their teenage children to stay out all night. 警方将高犯罪率归咎于父母不负责任，允许自己十来岁的孩子夜不归宿。 Critics accused the governor of being irresponsible, and claimed that his new proposal would put thousands of US troops at risk. 批评家指责那位州长不负责任，声称他的新建议会将成千上万名美军推向险境。negligence /ˈneglɪdʒəns/ [uncountable noun]when someone does not do an important job carefully enough, especially with the result that there is an accident and they are punished for causing it 疏忽；玩忽行为〔尤指导致事故，责任人因此受罚〕 Dr. Atkins was found guilty of negligence and practising medicine without a license. 阿特金斯医生被判玩忽职守及无照行医罪。 You can claim compensation if your injury is a result of your employer's negligence. 如果受伤是由于雇主疏忽造成的，可以申请赔偿。negligent [adjective] The jury determined that the school had been negligent, and awarded the student $450,000. 陪审团裁定是校方疏忽，判给该学生45万美元。3 done in a careless way 粗心地完成的careless /ˈkeəʳləs/ [adjective] Investigators are still not sure whether the damage was intentional or due to careless work. 调查人员仍然不能肯定损失是故意造成的，还是不小心造成的。 The building had been finished in a very careless way, with loose wires and unpainted ceilings. 这幢大楼造得很马虎，电线松松垮垮，天花板也没刷。 Careless handling of pesticides causes dozens of accidents on farms every year. 杀虫剂处理不慎会给农场每年造成许多事故。sloppy /ˈslɒpiǁˈslɑː-/ [adjective]done in a careless and lazy way - use this about someone's work or the way someone writes or speaks 草率的，马虎的〔用于形容某人的工作或写作、说话方式〕 The carpenter I hired did such a sloppy job that I finally had to fix the roof myself. 我雇来的木匠干活太马虎了，最后我还得自己动手修理屋顶。 The company's failure was blamed on sloppy management. 该公司破产归咎于管理马虎。 How can you expect an ‘A’ in this class when you turn in an essay as sloppy as this? 你交上来的作文写得这么马虎，还想在这门课拿到“A”吗？slapdash/slipshod /ˈslæpdæʃ, ˈslɪpʃɒdǁ-ʃɑːd/ [adjective]done extremely carelessly and quickly, without paying any attention to the correct ways of working 马虎的，草草完成的 We complained to the airline that the in-flight service was hurried and slapdash. 我们向航空公司投诉飞机上的服务太粗率，很不认真。 The entire investigation had been conducted in an unsystematic, almost slipshod, manner. 整个调查是以无组织，几乎可以说是敷衍了事的方式进行的。haphazard /ˌhæpˈhæzəʳd◂/ [adjective]done without any clear plan or system 无计划的，随意的 According to the report, most Americans have a distinctly haphazard approach to saving for the future. 根据该报道，大多数美国人对于为将来而储蓄的态度是明显无计划的。haphazardly [adverb] Dirty plates and cups were stacked haphazardly in the sink. 用过的杯盘随意堆在水槽里。4 said without thinking carefully enough 未经仔细考虑就说出口的careless /ˈkeəʳləs/ [adjective only before noun]careless remarks/talk/words etcsaid without thinking about what effect they might have, and so often causing trouble or embarrassment 轻率的话语 You say a few careless words to a neighbour and suddenly everyone knows about it. 你随口对邻居说几句话，一会儿就传得谁都知道。 Witnesses say the argument started after a careless remark about the victim's wife. 证人们说争吵是由受害人妻子的一句轻率的话引起的。carelessly [adverb] The newspaper had carelessly described him as an ‘Indian chief’. 那份报纸随意把他形容成“印第安酋长”。tactless /ˈtæktləs/ [adjective]carelessly saying something that upsets or embarrasses someone, especially by mentioning something that it would be kinder or more polite not to talk about 冒失的，冒昧的，莽撞的〔尤指所说的话不太友好或礼貌〕 How could he be so tactless as to make jokes about funerals when her father's just died? 他怎么这么不会说话，她父亲刚过世，他却拿丧礼开玩笑？it is tactless to do something I wanted to know about her divorce but thought it would be tactless to ask. 我想了解她离婚的事，但问她又觉得不妥。tactlessly [adverb] ‘Would you like to come and have dinner with me?’ asked Eddie, and then added tactlessly, ‘Someone I invited has cancelled.’ “你愿意和我一起共进晚餐吗？”埃迪问，然后又不得体地加了一句：“我先前邀请的一位不来了。”indiscreet /ˌɪndɪˈskriːt◂/ [adjective]careless about what you say, especially by talking about things that should be kept secret 不谨慎的，口不择言的〔尤指把不该公开的事说出去〕 I wouldn't trust him with anything personal - he can be very indiscreet. 我不会把私事告诉他，他这个人口没遮拦。it is indiscreet of somebody to do something I did hear them talking about sales figures but it would be indiscreet of me to say any more. 我确实听到他们在谈论销售额，但再说下去我就不明智了。5 not thinking carefully enough before doing something 做某事之前没有仔细考虑rash /ræʃ/ [adjective]if you do something rash, you do not think carefully about the effect it will have, and you wish later you had not done it 轻率的，有欠考虑的〔以致后悔〕 Stay where you are and don't do anything rash -- I'll be over in five minutes. 别动，别干傻事—我五分钟就到。 Don't make any rash promises that you may regret later. 不要轻易许下日后可能会后悔的诺言。rashly [adverb] I rashly offered to lend her the money. 我轻率地提出借钱给她。hasty /ˈheɪsti/ [adjective]too quick to do or say something, without taking time to think about it first 仓促的，匆忙的 I think I may have been a little hasty about firing him. 我觉得我解雇他也许有点仓促了。 Go home and think about whether you really want to have the operation -- I don't want you to make any hasty decisions. 你回家好好考虑一下是否真的想动手术—我不想让你草率决定。impulsive /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/ [adjective]doing things as soon as you think of them, without considering the possible dangers or problems 冲动的 She's so impulsive -- she saw the house for the first time and said she'd buy it straight away. 她太冲动了—第一次看到那房子就说马上要买下来。 Although she comes across as impulsive, Harper is actually very cautious and indecisive. 尽管哈珀给人的印象是很冲动的，她实际上十分小心、优柔寡断。impulsively [adverb] He kissed her impulsively. 他冲动地吻了她。impulsiveness [uncountable noun] His impulsiveness surprised her. He was normally so careful. 他的冲动令她惊讶，平常他很谨慎的。impetuous /ɪmˈpetʃuəs/ [adjective]doing something without thinking carefully first, especially because you have an emotional character and easily get angry, excited etc 急躁的，鲁莽的，冲动的 If you weren't so impetuous you wouldn't have lost your job. 你如果不那么鲁莽，就不会丢了工作。 He says she's impetuous and emotional. 他说她既冲动又感情用事。