Careless
['keələs] or ['kɛrləs]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) effortless and unstudied; 'an impression of careless elegance'; 'danced with careless grace' .
(adj.) 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' .
(adj.) (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration; 'careless of the consequences'; 'crushing the blooms with regardless tread' .
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解釋/意思:
(a.) Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.
(a.) Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless.
(a.) Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression.
(a.) Not receiving care; uncared for.
手打:谢莉
同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. Unconcerned, undisturbed, untroubled, free from care.[2]. Heedless, thoughtless, inattentive, unmindful, incautious, unthinking, forgetful, remiss, listless, regardless, neglectful, negligent.[3]. Unconsidered, inconsiderate.
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同義詞及反義詞：
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例句/造句/用法:
- I suppose the servants are careless, and we have had a great many people coming. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Raymond, while he knew that his plans and prospects were to be discussed and decided during the expected debate, was gay and careless. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- You don't get on with your account of your matrimonial intentions, answered Carton, with a careless air; I wish you would keep to that. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- But (with a smile) if Colonel Campbell should have employed a careless friend, and if it should prove to have an indifferent tonewhat shall I say? 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- That's true, said Estella, with a cold careless smile that always chilled me. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- They were very gay and careless. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Perdita, wedded to an imagination, careless of what is behind the veil, whose charactery is in truth faulty and vile, Perdita has renounced me. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Here she has been--careless, attractive thing! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- And immediately the queer, careless, terribly attractive smile came over his eyes and brows, though his mouth did not relax. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- He hated to think of May Welland's being exposed to the influence of a young woman so careless of the dictates of Taste. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- I could not see my father weep, and sit by, careless. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Its hoary traditions make it an object of absorbing interest to even the most careless stranger, and thus far it had interest for me; but no further. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Let not him who chooses first be careless, and let not the last despair. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- It was not in my careless habits (I am sorry to say) to put it there, neither did I remember putting it there. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- He may be careless and proud; but when was he ever mean or slavish? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- In so valuable a produce, the loss occasioned by negligence is so great, as to force even the most careless to attention. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Birkin was careless and unimaginative about his own appearance. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- So insolent, so trivial, so capricious, so mercenary, so careless, so hard to touch, so hard to turn! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Likewise that his extremely careless life has made him a very bad subject for it indeed. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- His eyes were large and blue, with brown lashes; his high forehead, colourless as ivory, was partially streaked over by careless locks of fair hair. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- MY DEAR SIR HARRY,--I have ten thousand apologies to make to you, for being the most careless creature on earth! 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- She is my aunt, say you, in an easy careless way, when your friend asks if Miss MacWhirter is any relative. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Don't seem to do so, if you please, and don't think it inconsistent if my manner should be more careless than my words. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- The live-long day we sauntered on, still keeping in view the end of our journey, but careless of the hour of its completion. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- And her face, too, is visible--her countenance careless and pensive, and musing and mirthful, and mocking and tender. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- But the ruling class do not want remedies; they care only for money, and are as careless of virtue as the poorest of the citizens. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- How culpably careless in her to leave her desk open, where I know she has money! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- He will grow more and more indolent and careless? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- He was a great favorite in his own circle, and whatever he implied to any one's disadvantage told doubly from his careless ironical tone. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Oh yes, said Lydgate, in a careless tone, changing his attitude and looking at his watch. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
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