default
英 [dɪˈfɔːlt] 美 [dɪˈfɔːlt]
违约(尤指未偿付债务)
- The company is in default on the loan.
这家公司拖欠借款。 - Mortgage defaults have risen in the last year.
按揭借款违约在近一年里呈上升趋势。
heedless
英 [ˈhiːdləs] 美 [ˈhiːdləs]
不加注意,掉以轻心
- Heedless of time or any other consideration, they began to search the underwater cave.
他们顾不上考虑时间或任何其他因素就开始寻找水下洞穴。
(拓展学习:小词详解 | heed)
ignore
英 [ɪɡˈnɔː(r)] 美 [ɪɡˈnɔːr]
忽视,对…不予理会;佯装未见,不予理睬
- He ignored all the ‘No Smoking’ signs and lit up a cigarette.
他无视所有“禁止吸烟”的警示,点了香烟。 - I made a suggestion but they chose to ignore it.
我提了个建议,但他们不予理会。 - We cannot afford to ignore their advice.
我们不能不考虑他们的劝告。 - She ignored him and carried on with her work.
她没理他,继续干她的活。
inadvertent
英 [ˌɪnədˈvɜːtənt] 美 [ˌɪnədˈvɜːrtənt]
无意的,并非故意的,因疏忽造成的
- The government has said it was an inadvertent error.
政府声称那是因疏忽造成的过失。
neglect
英 [nɪˈɡlekt] 美 [nɪˈɡlekt]
忽略,忽视,不予重视;疏忽,疏漏
- Dance has been neglected by television.
电视节目一向不重视舞蹈。 - She has neglected her studies.
她忽视了自己的学习。 - You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.
你遗漏了你前雇主的名字。
remiss
英 [rɪˈmɪs] 美 [rɪˈmɪs]
疏忽,懈怠,玩忽职守
- It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner.
他们粗心大意,没有早一些通知我们这些变化。 - She had clearly been remiss in her duty.
她在工作中显然马马虎虎。
slovenly
英 [ˈslʌvnli] 美 [ˈslʌvnli]
邋遢的,衣冠不整的,凌乱的,马虎的
- He grew lazy and slovenly in his habits.
他养成了懒散邋遢的习惯。