| 单词 | irresponsible |
| 释义 | irresponsible (once / 1233 pages) adj If you're irresponsible, you're careless about the consequences of your actions. You can't really rely on irresponsible people. Being irresponsible is the opposite of being responsible and careful — you do what you like and don't care what happens afterward. Forgetting to feed your dog for a week is irresponsible. Splashing around in a mud puddle in your new white pants is irresponsible. Drug use and unsafe sex are irresponsible. When the government runs up a huge deficit, many people think that's irresponsible. If you have to work with someone irresponsible, good luck: you're going to need it. WORD FAMILYirresponsible: irresponsibility, irresponsibleness, irresponsibly+/irresponsibility: irresponsibilities/responsibility: responsibilities/responsible: irresponsible, responsibility, responsibleness, responsibly USAGE EXAMPLESI let them think I was an absentminded and irresponsible pre-teen. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) “While we reserve the right to respond, we will not drop to this level of irresponsible diplomacy,” the statement said. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Putin on Friday accused the United States of engaging in “irresponsible ‘kitchen’ diplomacy” and said Russia would retain its “right to retaliate.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) adj showing lack of care for consequences behaved like an irresponsible idiot hasty and irresponsible action Syn|Ant carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy cheerfully irresponsible do-nothingcharacterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility fecklessnot fit to assume responsibility idle, looselacking a sense of restraint or responsibility trigger-happyirresponsible in the use of firearms unaccountablefree from control or responsibility unreliablelacking a sense of responsibility responsible worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable obligatedcaused by law or conscience to follow a certain course prudentcareful and sensible; marked by sound judgment accountableliable to account for one's actions answerablemorally or legally responsible to a higher authority amenableliable to answer to a higher authority liableheld legally responsible trustworthytaking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations trustworthy, trustyworthy of trust or belief |
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