thoughtless

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thought·less /ˈθɔːtləs $ ˈθɒːt-/ adjectiveadj

UNKINDnot thinking about the needs and feelings of other people, especially because you are thinking about what you want 欠考虑的；不为他人着想的，自私的 OPP thoughtful

a selfish and thoughtless man

自私而不顾他人的人

it is thoughtless of somebody to do something

It was thoughtless of her not to tell you where she was going.

她没告诉你她要去哪儿，这有点欠考虑。

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—thoughtlessly adverbadv

—thoughtlessness noun [uncountableU]

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thoughtless• Many years before that, man has thought of the animal as being stupid and thoughtless.• But in fact, competition between the two men to produce the first pulp led to hurried, thoughtless design.• That certainly wasn't the intent, and we're sorry for any hurt this thoughtless headline caused.• We have caused enough harm by our thoughtless, irresponsible, selfish behaviour.• It was thoughtless of Miguel to take the vehicle - but maybe he'd needed it in a hurry.• This thoughtless response is so much easier than confronting the real reasons, as it has an inevitability about it.• the thoughtless use of nuclear technology

it is thoughtless of somebody to do something• It was thoughtless of him to not send her flowers.

thought·less adjectiveadj

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