Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #7681
careless
粗心的；疏忽的；马虎的
核心释义
making or likely to make mistakes because of not paying enough attention; not careful
- 1.
不关心的；不担忧的
Not concerned or worried (about).
- 2.
粗心大意的；不谨慎的；缺乏注意或考虑的
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
- 3.
不够注意或思考的；尤其指未能避免伤害或错误
Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
- 4.
不费力的,自然的；不做作的
effortless and unstudied
- 5.
(通常后接 of)未加思考或考虑的；不经心的
(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
不在乎的；不担心的；不放在心上的；不加考虑的；不顾的；欠考虑的；自然的；轻松的；不做作的；不关心的；不担忧的；粗心大意的；不谨慎的；缺乏注意或考虑的
用法In use
He made a careless mistake on the math test.
用法提示：形容词“careless”修饰名词“mistake”，表示错误是由于不细心造成的。
Careless driving can lead to serious accidents.
用法提示：形容词“careless”修饰动名词“driving”，描述驾驶行为不谨慎。
She is often careless about locking the door at night.
用法提示：形容词“careless”在系表结构中作表语，后接介词短语说明在什么方面粗心。
careless about her clothes
forgotten by some careless person
a careless housekeeper
careless proofreading
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- careless mistake
- 粗心的错误
- He made a careless mistake on the test.他在考试中犯了一个粗心的错误。
- careless driving
- 粗心驾驶
- Careless driving can cause accidents.粗心驾驶可能导致事故。
- careless attitude
- 粗心的态度
- Her careless attitude towards homework led to poor grades.她对家庭作业的粗心态度导致了糟糕的成绩。
- careless remark
- 轻率的言论
- His careless remark offended several people.他那轻率的言论冒犯了几个人。
- careless with
- 对…粗心
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
少了一份关心(care)，就多了一份粗心(careless)。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于各类场合，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Among the listed words, hairless and airless rhyme with careless (same stressed vowel /ɛə/). The others do not rhyme because their stressed vowels differ: helpless (/ɛ/), useless (/uː/), restless (/ɛ/), endless (/ɛ/). However, all share the spelling suffix -less.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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