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negligent

/ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.dʒənt/

Meanings
adjective

疏忽的，粗心的

Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.

Examples :

"The negligent babysitter forgot to lock the back door, leaving the house vulnerable to intruders. "
那个疏忽的保姆忘记锁后门，使得房子容易被入侵者进入。
attitude character moral quality law negative

Related Words

Illustration intruders

intruders noun

/ɪnˈtruːdərz/

入侵者, 闯入者

"The loud noises coming from the empty classroom suggested there were intruders in the building. "

从空荡荡的教室里传来的巨大噪音表明，大楼里有入侵者。

Illustration careless

careless adjective

/ˈkɛələs/ /ˈkɛɹləs/

粗心，马虎，不 внима慎。

"My sister was careless about her deadlines, often turning in assignments late. "

我妹妹对截止日期很马虎，经常迟交作业。

Illustration important

important adjective

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/

重要，关键，至关重要。

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

给予女儿生活上的独立性，让她从经验中学习，这一点至关重要。

Illustration appropriate

appropriate verb

/əˈproʊpriət/ /əˈproʊprieɪt/

使适合，使适应.

"The teacher will appropriate the new lesson plan to the students' current level of understanding. "

老师会调整新的课程计划，使之适合学生们目前的理解水平。

Illustration negligence

negligence noun

/ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəns/ /ˈnɛɡlədʒəns/

疏忽，过失，玩忽职守

"The teacher's negligence in grading the papers caused several students to receive unfair marks. "

老师在批改试卷时的疏忽导致一些学生得到了不公平的分数。

Illustration sufficient

sufficient adjective

/səˈfɪʃənt/

足够，充足。

"There is not sufficient access to the internet in many small rural villages."

在许多偏远的小乡村，互联网的普及程度还不够。

Illustration attention

attention noun

/əˈtɛn.ʃən/

注意力, 关注.

"Please direct your attention to the following words."

请大家把注意力集中到下面的文字上。

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vulnerable adjective

/ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/

脆弱的，易受伤害的。

"The young child was vulnerable to illness during the cold winter months. "

在寒冷的冬季，这个年幼的孩子很容易生病。(Zài hánlěng de dōngjì, zhège niányòu de háizi hěn róngyì shēngbìng.)

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overlooking verb

/ˌoʊvərˈlʊkɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvərˈlʊkɪŋˌ/

俯瞰， 俯视.

"Our hotel room overlooks the lake."

我们的酒店房间可以俯瞰湖面。

Illustration babysitter

babysitter noun

/ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/

保姆，临时照看孩子的照护者

""My parents went to a party, so we hired a babysitter to stay with my younger brother and me." "

我爸妈去参加派对了，所以我们请了个保姆来照顾我和弟弟。

Illustration culpable

culpable adjective

/ˈkʌlpəbəl/

有罪的，该谴责的.

"I am culpable for stealing your money."

偷你的钱是我的错，我应该受到谴责。

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

在...之外，外部地

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "

学校位于城镇外，不在主要的购物区之内。