negligent
negligent 英 [ˈneglɪdʒənt] 美 [ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt]
adj. 疏忽的;粗心大意的
- Use negligent when you want to describe someone who just doesn't give a hoot. You can be negligent at work if you let the work pile up while you play computer games, or you can be negligent at home if you haven't fed your fish for six days straight.
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- adj. 疏忽的;粗心大意的
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1. Yet both he and the team are hampered by corrupt, negligent and antagonistic officials.
然而他和小组的工作都被腐败、疏忽、敌对的官员们所阻扰。
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2. Growing negligent attitude of adult Americans towards their mothers and a desire to honor her mothers soared her ambitions.
越来越多的美国成年人对他们的母亲和一个母亲的愿望,尊重她的疏忽态度飙升她的野心。
- negligent (adj.) late 14c., from Old French negligent "careless, negligent" (13c.) or directly from Latin negligentem "heedless, careless, unconcerned" (see negligence). Related: Negligently.
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