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单词 irresponsible
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Definition of irresponsible in English:

irresponsible

adjective ɪrɪˈspɒnsɪb(ə)lˌɪ(r)rəˈspɑnsəb(ə)l
  • (of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility.

    with infinitive it would have been irresponsible just to drive on
    Example sentencesExamples
    • "The judge called us highly irresponsible and if I was in his position I would have done the same.
    • But since this was such a high profile case, the judge did not want to seem irresponsible.
    • We are appalled at the irresponsible attitude you have displayed in condoning such anti-social behaviour.
    • Again, it must be associated with abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct.
    • Professor Coates's critics have called him irresponsible for declaring his personal decision.
    • The intention of the opposition parties to boycott the poll is irresponsible in the extreme.
    • Of course they can be dangerous if used by criminals or the criminally irresponsible.
    • And additional spending of that nature is seen to be fiscally irresponsible.
    • Card firms should stop sending unsolicited credit-card cheques to cardholders, which MPs regard as wholly irresponsible lending.
    • "That's an instance of irresponsible behaviour by the management of a pub.
    • I think they are evading their responsibility in a grossly irresponsible way.
    • To have conducted the investigation in any other manner would have been grossly irresponsible.
    • But I do believe it was a little irresponsible on our part.
    • I consider this crop circle story an example of very irresponsible reporting.
    • Perhaps they could be put to work decorating old buildings reclaimed from irresponsible owners.
    • What is being negated, in a totally irresponsible manner, is the uniqueness of the atomic bomb.
    • But what the BJP is doing now is totally irresponsible behaviour.
    • By contrast, socially irresponsible companies will gradually be abandoned and lose orders as well.
    • Call him irresponsible if you want, but Charlie Ford is going to ride around.
    • The letters and calls that hit the paper complained of irresponsible journalism.
    Synonyms
    reckless, rash, careless, thoughtless, incautious, unwise, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-considered, injudicious, misguided, heedless, unheeding, inattentive, hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous, wild, foolhardy, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, devil-may-care, hot-headed, negligent, delinquent, neglectful, remiss, careless of one's duty, lax, slack, uncaring, casual, insouciant
    North American derelict
    rare disregardful, inadvertent, oscitant
    immature, naive, foolish, hare-brained, feather-brained
    carefree, blasé
    unreliable, undependable, untrustworthy, flighty, giddy, scatterbrained, erratic
    British tearaway
    informal harum-scarum, slap-happy

Rhymes

responsible
 
 

Definition of irresponsible in US English:

irresponsible

adjectiveˌɪ(r)rəˈspɑnsəb(ə)lˌi(r)rəˈspänsəb(ə)l
  • (of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility.

    with infinitive it would have been irresponsible just to drive on
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We are appalled at the irresponsible attitude you have displayed in condoning such anti-social behaviour.
    • By contrast, socially irresponsible companies will gradually be abandoned and lose orders as well.
    • Card firms should stop sending unsolicited credit-card cheques to cardholders, which MPs regard as wholly irresponsible lending.
    • "The judge called us highly irresponsible and if I was in his position I would have done the same.
    • The letters and calls that hit the paper complained of irresponsible journalism.
    • And additional spending of that nature is seen to be fiscally irresponsible.
    • Of course they can be dangerous if used by criminals or the criminally irresponsible.
    • Professor Coates's critics have called him irresponsible for declaring his personal decision.
    • Perhaps they could be put to work decorating old buildings reclaimed from irresponsible owners.
    • But since this was such a high profile case, the judge did not want to seem irresponsible.
    • But I do believe it was a little irresponsible on our part.
    • What is being negated, in a totally irresponsible manner, is the uniqueness of the atomic bomb.
    • Call him irresponsible if you want, but Charlie Ford is going to ride around.
    • The intention of the opposition parties to boycott the poll is irresponsible in the extreme.
    • Again, it must be associated with abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct.
    • "That's an instance of irresponsible behaviour by the management of a pub.
    • But what the BJP is doing now is totally irresponsible behaviour.
    • To have conducted the investigation in any other manner would have been grossly irresponsible.
    • I consider this crop circle story an example of very irresponsible reporting.
    • I think they are evading their responsibility in a grossly irresponsible way.
    Synonyms
    reckless, rash, careless, thoughtless, incautious, unwise, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-considered, injudicious, misguided, heedless, unheeding, inattentive, hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous, wild, foolhardy, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, devil-may-care, hot-headed, negligent, delinquent, neglectful, remiss, careless of one's duty, lax, slack, uncaring, casual, insouciant
    immature, naive, foolish, hare-brained, feather-brained
 
 
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