| 单词 | forgetful |
| 释义 | forgetful (once / 834 pages) adj To be forgetful is to be absentminded. When you're forgetful, things tend to slip your mind. People can be forgetful if they really can’t remember things, or if they’re just not paying attention. When you're forgetful, you forget all kinds of things! A forgetful person misses deadlines and forgets about their spouse's anniversary. Forgetful people are often spacy and careless; they're not mindful of what they should be doing. A forgetful gardener might forget to water the plants and go for a walk instead. If you’re late, you’re forgetful of the time. If you’re forgetful, don’t get a pet. Even goldfish need attention! WORD FAMILYforgetful: forgetfully, forgetfulness, self-forgetful+/forget: forgetful, forgeting, forgets, forgettable, forgetting, forgot, forgotten/forgetfulness: forgetfulnesses/forgettable: forgettably, unforgettable/forgotten: forgottenly/unforgettable: unforgettably USAGE EXAMPLES“Every moment is precious. It’s kind of endearing to me when he’s forgetful.” Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) Utecht sustained hits so hard he says they erased many memories and left him foggy, forgetful and irritable for years afterward. New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) She landed the voice part of the determined but forgetful mother fish Dory, in the animated film Finding Nemo. The Guardian(Nov 26, 2016) 1adj (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range Syn|Ant short, unretentive mindless, unmindful not mindful or attentive long, recollective, retentive, tenacious good at remembering aware, mindfulbearing in mind; attentive to 2adj not mindful or attentive Syn|Ant mindless, unmindful amnesiac, amnesic suffering from a partial loss of memory aware, mindful bearing in mind; attentive to careful, heedfulcautiously attentive evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonantserving to bring to mind 3adj failing to keep in mind forgetful of her responsibilities Syn oblivious inattentive showing a lack of attention or care |
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