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care·less AHD[kârʹlĭs] D.J.[ˈkeəlɪs]K.K.[ˈkɛrlɪs]adj.（形容词）- Taking insufficient care; negligent:粗心的，疏忽的：不够当心的；忽视的：a careless housekeeper; careless proofreading.粗心的女管家；马马虎虎的校对
- Marked by or resulting from lack of forethought or thoroughness:轻率的：事先缺乏考虑的、不够细致周密的，由于事先缺乏考虑或不够细致周引起的：a careless mistake.粗枝大叶的错误
- Showing a lack of consideration:草率的，欠考虑的：a careless remark.草率的评论
- Unconcerned or indifferent; heedless:淡漠的：不关心的或冷淡的；不加注意的：careless of the consequences.不顾后果
- Unstudied or effortless:随便的：自然的或不费劲的：danced with careless grace.以毫不矫揉的优雅舞姿跳舞
- Exhibiting a disposition that is free from cares; cheerful:无忧无虑的：表现出轻松愉快的性情的；快活的：a careless grin; a careless wave of the hand.快活地咧着嘴笑；愉快的一挥手
careʹlessly adv.（副词）careʹlessness n.（名词）careless, heedless, thoughtless, inadvertent- These adjectives apply to what is marked by insufficient care or attention.这些形容词都表示不够小心谨慎的或不够注意的。
- Careless often implies negligence: Careless 经常含有疏忽的意思： "It is natural for careless writers to run into faults they never think of" (George Berkeley). “疏忽的作者会陷入他们从来没想到过的错误，这一点是很自然的” （乔治·贝克莱）。
- Heedless suggests often reckless inattentiveness: Heedless 常含有不顾后果的漫不经心的意思： "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics" (Franklin D. Roosevelt). “我们已经懂得，只顾草率地考虑自身利益在过去是道德败坏；我们现在知道它代表不利的经济情况” （富兰克林D·罗斯福）。
- Thoughtless applies to actions taken without due thought or consideration: Thoughtless 指没经过充分的思考或考虑而采取的行动： "At length I recollected the thoughtless saying of a great princess, who, on being informed that the country people had no bread, replied, ‘Let them eat cake’” (Jean Jacques Rousseau). “终于，我回忆起一位伟大的王后发表的轻率议论，她在被告知乡下人没有面包吃时回答说，‘让他们吃蛋糕吧’” （让·雅克·卢梭）。
- Inadvertent is used of actions marked by unintentional lack of care: Inadvertent 用于指不谨慎的行为，而这不谨慎是无心的： With an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table onto the floor. 她无意地做了个手势，把桌上的花瓶打翻到地上。
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