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TOEFL BNC: 10330 COCA: 14020

negligent

Word family 
neg·li·gent /ˈneɡlɪdʒənt/ adjectiveadj  
1  CARELESSnot taking enough care over something that you are responsible for, with the result that serious mistakes are made 疏忽的，粗心大意的；玩忽职守的 SYN irresponsible OPP responsible
negligent in (doing) something
 The report stated that Dr Brady had been negligent in not giving the patient a full examination.
该报告称布雷迪医生失职，未给病人作全面的身体检查。
 Mr Brown was found guilty of negligent driving.
布朗先生被判疏忽驾驶罪。
► see thesaurus at careless, guilty
2  literaryCARELESSRELAXED a negligent manner or way of dressing is careless, but in a pleasantly relaxed way 〔态度、穿着〕不拘泥的，不计较的，随便的
 He gave a negligent shrug.
他漫不经心地耸了耸肩。
—negligently adverbadv
Examples from the Corpus
negligent• Do not, I repeat, do not be negligent.• Problems may arise where the foreman is bribed or negligent and excessive hours are claimed by the sub-contractor.• He noted that the overwhelming bulk of those cases involve negligent conduct.• The bartender set Tad's drink down with a negligent, easy grace.• If he would have received £10,000 but was found to be 25% contributorily negligent, his damages will be £7,500.• However, the degree of severity of the indictment, which could range from negligent homicide to second-degree murder, remains unclear.• Alternatively, the employer could be vicariously liable if Arthur was negligent in respect of his statement to Bert.• The defendants were held to have been negligent in selling the child the petrol but the child was not contributorily negligent.• Kitty was characterized as a negligent mother.
negligent in (doing) something• It is not suggested that it is negligent in any way.• The defence of necessity succeeded in the trespass action as the police had not been negligent in creating the emergency.• It is possible that the company writing the computer program was negligent in its testing of the program.• The teacher therefore was negligent in leaving the athletic: field unsupervised.• Awife whose solicitors have been negligent in negotiating a financial settlement in her divorce proceedings is entitled to damages against the solicitors.• The defendants were held to have been negligent in selling the child the petrol but the child was not contributorily negligent.• Finally, A could attempt to prove that C was contributorily negligent in that his fault was a cause of his injuries.• Counsel further contended that on the affidavit evidence the debtor has an arguable claim that the solicitors were negligent in two respects.
From Longman Business Dictionary
negligentneg·li·gent /ˈneglɪdʒənt/ adjectiveadjLAW
not taking enough care over something that you are responsible for
The products were defective due to the manufacturer’s negligent workmanship.
negligent in
The airline was negligent in allowing a known terrorist to board one of its jets in Egypt.
Origin negligent
(1300-1400) French Latin, present participle of negligere; → NEGLECT1
neg·li·gent adjectiveadj
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TOEFL BNC: 10330 COCA: 14020
negligent

adjective

 (law法律) VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, seem疏忽；好像疏忽ADVERB➤grossly嚴重疏忽➤criminally過失犯罪的PREPOSITION➤in在⋯上疏忽◇The hospital was negligent in the way it cared for this young man.醫院對這個年輕人疏於照顧。➤over對⋯疏忽◇The court found him to be negligent over the loss of £18 million by the local authority.法庭宣判他在當地政府損失 1,800 萬英鎊一案中犯有玩忽職守罪。
TOEFL BNC: 10330 COCA: 14020
negligent adj.
⇨ careless
TOEFL BNC: 10330 COCA: 14020
negligent
Careless and casual: careless, casual, complacency...
In a careless or casual way: anyhow, idly, in haste...

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