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单词 oblivious
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Examples of 'oblivious' in a sentence
oblivious

There will be a backlash of which he appears to be oblivious.Some remained oblivious to the strike entirely.They emerged unhurried and seemingly oblivious to the potentially lethal situation they had been in.Yet ministers seem oblivious to these problems.Is he wandering around the garden totally oblivious to this scene?Quite often the husband will be completely oblivious.They seem oblivious to the catastrophic effects of their actions.They also remain wilfully oblivious to the fact that the sovereignty they seek to uphold is a legal fiction.The couple went over to see if they could help the man, who was unconscious and apparently oblivious to the loud music.He is genial, amiable, but apparently oblivious to danger.Surprisingly, though, many people remain oblivious of the dangers from rivers and the sea.

In other languages
oblivious

British English: oblivious ADJECTIVE
If you are oblivious to something or oblivious of it, you are not aware of it.
She lay motionless where she was, oblivious to pain.
  • American English: oblivious
  • Brazilian Portuguese: indiferente
  • Chinese: 没意识到的
  • European Spanish: ajeno
  • French: inconscient
  • German: nicht bewusst
  • Italian: dimentico
  • Japanese: 気づかずに
  • Korean: 의식하지 못하는
  • European Portuguese: indiferente
  • Latin American Spanish: ajeno

Chinese translation of 'oblivious'

oblivious

(əˈblɪvɪəs)

adj

  1. oblivious of or to sth 忘却(卻)某事 (wàngquè mǒushì)
(adjective) 
Definition
unaware or unconscious
She appeared oblivious to her surroundings.
Synonyms
unaware
She was unaware that she was being filmed.
unconscious
Mr Battersby was apparently quite unconscious of their presence.
ignorant
Many people are worryingly ignorant of the facts.
regardless
careless
He pleaded guilty to careless driving.
negligent
The jury ruled that the Council had acted in a negligent manner.
blind to
unaffected by
impervious to
forgetful
My mother has become very forgetful recently.
deaf to
unconcerned about
neglectful
Children who are neglected tend to become neglectful parents.
heedless
She scattered the letters about in her heedless haste.
inattentive
These children were more likely to be inattentive at school.
insensible
unmindful
unobservant
disregardful
incognizant
Opposites
aware
,
conscious
,
alert
,
attentive
,
mindful
,
watchful
,
observant
,
heedful

Usage note

It was formerly considered incorrect to use oblivious and unaware as synonyms, but this use is now acceptable. When employed with this meaning, oblivious should be followed either by to or of, to being much the commoner.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of careless
Definition
done or acting with insufficient attention
He pleaded guilty to careless driving.
Synonyms
slapdash,
irresponsible,
sloppy (informal),
cavalier,
offhand,
neglectful,
slipshod,
lackadaisical,
inattentive,
regardless
in the sense of forgetful
Definition
tending to forget
My mother has become very forgetful recently.
Synonyms
absent-minded,
vague,
careless,
neglectful,
oblivious,
lax,
negligent,
dreamy,
slapdash,
heedless,
slipshod,
inattentive,
unmindful,
apt to forget,
having a memory like a sieve
in the sense of heedless
Definition
taking no notice
She scattered the letters about in her heedless haste.
Synonyms
careless,
reckless,
negligent,
rash,
precipitate,
oblivious,
foolhardy,
thoughtless,
unthinking,
imprudent,
neglectful,
inattentive,
incautious,
unmindful,
unobservant

Nearby words of
oblivious

  • obliterate
  • obliteration
  • oblivion
  • oblivious
  • obloquy
  • obnoxious
  • obscene

Synonyms of 'oblivious'

oblivious

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of ignorant
Definition
lacking in awareness or knowledge of
Many people are worryingly ignorant of the facts.
Synonyms
uninformed of,
unaware of,
oblivious to,
blind to,
innocent of,
in the dark about,
unconscious of,
unschooled in,
out of the loop of,
inexperienced of,
uninitiated about,
unknowing of,
unenlightened about,
unwitting of
in the sense of inattentive
Definition
not paying attention
These children were more likely to be inattentive at school.
Synonyms
preoccupied,
distracted,
careless,
negligent,
dreamy,
regardless,
vague,
thoughtless,
absent-minded,
slapdash,
neglectful,
heedless,
slipshod,
remiss (formal),
unmindful,
unobservant,
unheeding,
distrait,
ditzy or ditsy (slang)
in the sense of neglectful
Definition
not paying enough care or attention
Children who are neglected tend to become neglectful parents.
Synonyms
careless,
indifferent,
lax,
negligent,
uncaring,
thoughtless,
heedless,
inattentive,
remiss (formal),
unmindful,
disregardful
in the sense of negligent
The jury ruled that the Council had acted in a negligent manner.
Synonyms
careless,
regardless,
slack,
thoughtless,
inadvertent,
unthinking,
forgetful,
slapdash,
neglectful,
heedless,
slipshod,
inattentive,
remiss (formal),
unmindful,
disregardful
in the sense of unconscious
Definition
not aware of one's actions or behaviour
Mr Battersby was apparently quite unconscious of their presence.
Synonyms
unaware,
ignorant,
oblivious,
unsuspecting,
lost to,
blind to,
in ignorance,
unknowing
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