careless

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careless 是一个形容词,指做事不细心、疏忽大意,或对事物漠不关心、毫不在意的态度。

用法要点

句型搭配

careless 常用于描述人的行为或态度,可作定语或表语,常与介词 about 或 with 连用,表示对某事的疏忽。

• be careless about details
• be careless with money
• a careless mistake

介词用法

careless 后接介词 about 表示对某事不关心或不在意,接 with 表示在使用或处理某物时粗心大意。

• careless about safety rules
• careless with confidential information
• careless with one's words

语域说明

careless 在正式和非正式语境中均常用,但在正式写作或商务场合,可能用 negligent 或 inattentive 等更正式的词替代。

• careless driving (日常)
• careless handling of documents (商务)
• careless attitude (通用)

基础例句

She was careless and left her keys in the car.

她太粗心了,把钥匙忘在了车里。

He made a careless mistake on the test and lost points.

他在考试中犯了一个粗心的错误,丢了分。

Don't be so careless with your phone; you might drop it.

别这么不小心地拿手机,可能会摔坏的。

The child's careless drawing was full of joy and color.

孩子那随意的画作充满了欢乐和色彩。

高级例句

The researcher's careless data entry led to inaccurate results in the study.

研究人员粗心的数据录入导致研究结果不准确。

In business negotiations, a careless remark can jeopardize the entire deal.

在商务谈判中,一句不经意的言论可能会危及整个交易。

The report highlighted the careless handling of sensitive information by the department.

报告强调了该部门对敏感信息处理不当的问题。

Careless driving is a major cause of traffic accidents in urban areas.

粗心驾驶是城市地区交通事故的主要原因之一。

高频搭配

verb

be carelessbecome carelessseem carelessact carelesssound careless

adjective

extremely carelessrather carelesssomewhat carelesssurprisingly carelessdangerously careless

noun

careless mistakecareless attitudecareless drivercareless handlingcareless remark

adverb

carelesslycarelessly writtencarelessly droppedcarelessly left

preposition

careless aboutcareless withcareless ofcareless in

phrase

careless talkcareless whispercareless lovecareless mistakecareless handling

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is careless to do his homework.
✓ 正确:He is careless about doing his homework.

错误:careless 后不能直接接不定式 to do。正确:应使用介词 about 加动名词 doing,表示对做某事不细心。

❌ 错误:She is careless for her health.
✓ 正确:She is careless about her health.

错误:careless 后误用介词 for。正确:应用 about 表示对某事的疏忽或不关心,这是固定搭配。

近义词辨析

negligent

negligent 比 careless 更正式,常指在法律或职责上因疏忽而造成严重后果,强调失职或玩忽职守。

The company was found negligent in maintaining safety standards (公司被认定在维护安全标准方面失职), whereas a careless employee might just forget to lock the door (而一个粗心的员工可能只是忘了锁门)。

reckless

reckless 强调鲁莽、不顾后果的行为,常带有危险或冒险的意味;careless 更侧重于疏忽或不细心,不一定涉及危险。

Reckless driving involves speeding and ignoring traffic laws (鲁莽驾驶涉及超速和忽视交通法规), while careless driving might be due to distraction (而粗心驾驶可能只是因为分心)。