英语词汇“reckless”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ETYMOLOGYreckless

Origin: Old English recceleas

COLLOCATIONS► reckless disregard

a reckless disregard for the truth (=not caring whether something is true)

► reckless driving

The driver was arrested for reckless driving.

► reckless abandon

They were playing with a reckless abandon (=without caring about any danger).

THESAURUSnot paying enough attention to what you are doing so that you make mistakes, damage things, etc.► careless

not paying enough attention to what you are doing so that you make mistakes, damage things, etc.: I made a few careless mistakes. The accident was caused by a careless driver.

► clumsy

often dropping or breaking things because you move in a careless way: The waiter was clumsy and dropped the tray with our food.

► reckless

doing dangerous or stupid things without thinking about your own or other people’s safety: The driver of the car was arrested for reckless driving.

► irresponsible

careless in a way that might affect other people, especially when you should be taking care of them: It was irresponsible of her to leave small children at home alone.

► rash

if you do something rash, you do not think carefully about the effect your action will have, and you wish later you had not done it: Don’t make any rash promises that you may regret later.

► negligent

careless about an important job that you are responsible for so that serious mistakes are made. Used especially when someone will be officially punished for this: The jury determined that the doctor had been negligent in his treatment of the patient.

► slipshod

done too quickly and carelessly. Used about a piece of work: Officials took money in exchange for allowing slipshod construction work on the tunnel.

► sloppy

sloppy means the same as slipshod but sounds more informal: Some of the writing in your essays was very sloppy.

单词	reckless
释义	recklessreckless /ˈrɛklɪs/ ●○○ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYreckless Origin: Old English recceleas Collocations COLLOCATIONS► reckless disregard a reckless disregard for the truth (=not caring whether something is true) ► reckless driving The driver was arrested for reckless driving. ► reckless abandon They were playing with a reckless abandon (=without caring about any danger). Thesaurus THESAURUSnot paying enough attention to what you are doing so that you make mistakes, damage things, etc.► careless not paying enough attention to what you are doing so that you make mistakes, damage things, etc.: I made a few careless mistakes. The accident was caused by a careless driver. ► clumsy often dropping or breaking things because you move in a careless way: The waiter was clumsy and dropped the tray with our food. ► reckless doing dangerous or stupid things without thinking about your own or other people’s safety: The driver of the car was arrested for reckless driving. ► irresponsible careless in a way that might affect other people, especially when you should be taking care of them: It was irresponsible of her to leave small children at home alone. ► rash if you do something rash, you do not think carefully about the effect your action will have, and you wish later you had not done it: Don’t make any rash promises that you may regret later. ► negligent careless about an important job that you are responsible for so that serious mistakes are made. Used especially when someone will be officially punished for this: The jury determined that the doctor had been negligent in his treatment of the patient. ► slipshod done too quickly and carelessly. Used about a piece of work: Officials took money in exchange for allowing slipshod construction work on the tunnel. ► sloppy sloppy means the same as slipshod but sounds more informal: Some of the writing in your essays was very sloppy. not caring or worrying about danger or about the bad results of your behavior SYN rash: a reckless arrogant man a reckless disregard for the truth (=not caring whether something is true) The driver was arrested for reckless driving. They were playing with a reckless abandon (=without caring about any danger).► see thesaurus at careless [Origin: Old English recceleas]—recklessly adverb—recklessness noun [uncountable]
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