care·less
adjective/ˈkeələs/
/ˈkerləs/
Word Family
- care noun verb
- careful adjective (≠ careless)
- carefully adverb (≠ carelessly)
- caring adjective (≠ uncaring)
- not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes
不小心的；不仔细的；粗心的 - careless driving
不谨慎驾驶 - a careless worker/driver
粗心大意的工人／司机 - it is careless of somebody to do something It was careless of me to leave the door open.
怪我粗心忘了关门。 - it is careless to do something It would be careless to ignore the risks.
忽视风险是粗心的行为。 - careless of somebody Losing my phone again was very careless of me.
手机又丢了，真是我太不小心了。 - careless with something He's very careless with money.
他花钱大手大脚的。 - careless about something Don't be so careless about spelling.
别那么粗心大意犯拼写错误。 - careless about doing something People have become increasingly careless about revealing personal information online.
人们对于在网上泄露个人信息变得越来越粗心。
Extra Examples- She had begun to grow careless.
她开始变得粗心了。 - Try not to be so careless in the future.
以后千万不要这么粗心大意了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
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- extremely
- rather
- very
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- about
- of
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- careless driving
- resulting from a lack of attention and thought
粗心造成的；疏忽引起的 - a careless mistake/error
疏忽造成的错误／差错
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- extremely
- rather
- very
- …
- about
- of
- with
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- a careless mistake/error
- careless of something (formal) not at all worried about something
不担忧的；无忧无虑的 - He seemed careless of his own safety.
他仿佛把自己的安危置之度外。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- extremely
- rather
- very
- …
- about
- of
- with
- …
- He seemed careless of his own safety.
- not showing interest or effort
淡漠的；不关心的；漫不经心的 - She gave a careless shrug.
她漠然地耸了耸肩。 - a careless laugh/smile
淡然的一笑
- She gave a careless shrug.
Word OriginOld English carlēas ‘free from care’ (see care, -less).