careless
US: /ˈkɛɹɫəs/
UK: /kˈeələs/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
careless /'keəlis/- tính từ
- không để ý, không lưu ý, không chú ý, sơ ý, không cẩn thận, cẩu thả; không chính xác
- he is careless to (about) the kind of clothers he wears: anh ta không chú ý đến quần áo mình mặc
- a careless driver: người lái xe cẩu thả
- a careless mistake: một lỗi do sơ ý
- to be careless of hardship: không để ý tới gian khổ
- vô tư, không lo nghĩ
- không để ý, không lưu ý, không chú ý, sơ ý, không cẩn thận, cẩu thả; không chính xác
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes: It was careless of me to leave the door open. + Don't be so careless about / with spelling. + a careless worker / driver
2 resulting from a lack of attention and thought: a careless mistake / error
3 ~ of sth (formal) not at all worried about sth: He seemed careless of his own safety.
4 not showing interest or effort
Synonym: CASUAL
She gave a careless shrug. + a careless laugh / smile
carelessly adverb: Someone had carelessly left a window open. + She threw her coat carelessly onto the chair. + 'I don't mind,' he said carelessly.
carelessness noun [U]: a moment of carelessness
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 unconcerned, untroubled, unworried, casual, indifferent, heedless, thoughtless, inconsiderate, uncaring, devil-may-care, irresponsible, cursory, lackadaisical, perfunctory:
No one could approve of the careless way he treats his family.
2 inattentive, negligent, thoughtless, absent-minded, neglectful, remiss; unobservant, unthinking, imprudent, unmindful, incautious, unwary, reckless, slapdash, rash:
Many of the errors come from being careless.
3 inaccurate, imprecise, inexact, incorrect, wrong, error-ridden, erroneous, Colloq sloppy:
You won't get a good mark for such a careless paper.
4 unstudied, ingenuous, artless, casual, nonchalant:
I dislike his careless way of dressing, but it does show some style.
Collocation
VERBS
be | become, get, grow
She had begun to grow careless.
| make sb
Boredom made him careless.
ADV.
extremely, very | a bit, a little, rather
a rather careless mistake
| notoriously
PREP.
about
She's careless about her spelling.
| of
When performing his stunts he was notoriously careless of his own safety.
| with
He's very careless with money.
Concise dictionary
'keəlɪsadj.
+marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
+effortless and unstudied
+(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
