irresponsible

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ir·re·spon·si·ble /ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbəl◂ $ -ˈspɑːn-/ adjective CARELESSdoing careless things without thinking or worrying about the possible bad results 不负责任的 OPP responsibletotally/highly/completely etc irresponsible When it comes to money, Dan is completely irresponsible. 说到钱，丹完全不负责任。it is irresponsible (for somebody) to do something It would be irresponsible not to turn up for work without calling. 不打电话说一声就不去上班是不负责任的。 It was highly irresponsible of him to leave the children on their own in the pool. 他把孩子们独自留在游泳池里，真是太不负责任了。► see thesaurus at careless —irresponsibly adverb He was acting totally irresponsibly. 他的所作所为完全不负责任。 —irresponsibility /ˌɪrɪspɒnsəˈbɪləti $ -spɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

irresponsible• When it comes to money, Dan is completely irresponsible.• Careless, stupid and now irresponsible.• The implication was clear: to discuss Article 6 would be an irresponsible aberration.• He is irresponsible about his debts, alcoholic, accident-prone, and susceptible to disease.• Critics accused the governor of being irresponsible, and claimed that his new proposal would put thousands of US troops at risk.• There is so much poverty, corruption, irresponsible decision-making around.• Richard always used to be seen as irresponsible in the first half and elegiac in the second.• By shifting blame to their consumers, these industries have deftly evaded financial accountability for unsafe products and irresponsible marketing.• Police blame higher crime rates on irresponsible parents who allow their teenage children to stay out all night.totally/highly/completely etc irresponsible• He's fun, but totally irresponsible.• I had no money and she was being highly irresponsible.• This sect was and still is considered bizarre and highly irresponsible.• This action of Reg's was totally irresponsible on two counts.

ir·re·spon·si·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable

or worrying doing Corpus careless thinking things about without

irresponsible
ir‧re‧spon‧si‧ble /ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbəl◂, ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsɪbəl◂ $ -ˈspɑːn-/

adjective

Word Family: noun: responsibility ≠ irresponsibility; adverb: responsibly ≠ irresponsibly; adjective: responsible ≠ irresponsible

doing careless things without thinking or worrying about the possible bad results
   OPP responsible
    totally/highly/completely etc irresponsible

When it comes to money, Dan is completely irresponsible.
it is irresponsible (for somebody) to do something

It would be irresponsible not to turn up for work without calling.

It was highly irresponsible of him to leave the children on their own in the pool.
—irresponsibly adverb:

He was acting totally irresponsibly.
—irresponsibility /ˌɪrɪspɒnsəˈbɪləti, ˌɪrɪspɒnsɪˈbɪləti $ -spɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]

THESAURUS

   ▪ careless not paying enough attention to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes, damage things etc: I made a few careless mistakes. | It was careless of you to leave your purse lying about. | He started getting careless about taking his medication.
   ▪ clumsy often dropping or breaking things because you move around in a careless way: I’m so clumsy, I spilt milk all over the floor. | a clumsy child
   ▪ sloppy careless and lazy in the way you do your work or in your behaviour generally: As a student, he was brilliant but sloppy. | I will not tolerate sloppy work.
   ▪ reckless especially written doing dangerous or stupid things without thinking about your own or other people’s safety: The driver of the car was arrested for reckless driving. | His actions showed a reckless disregard for human life.
   ▪ irresponsible careless in a way that might affect other people, especially when you should be taking care of them: It’s irresponsible for parents to let their children smoke. | his irresponsible attitude to keeping animals
   ▪ tactless carelessly saying something that upsets or embarrasses someone, without intending to do this: He kept making tactless remarks about her appearance. | a tactless question | I thought it would be tactless to ask about her divorce.
   ▪ casual not being careful enough about something and treating it as though it is not important: He seems to have a very casual attitude towards his work. | She disliked the casual way in which he made decisions affecting other people’s lives.
   ▪ negligent careless about something that you are responsible for, so that serious mistakes are made – used especially when someone will be officially punished for this: The doctor was negligent in using the wrong type of needle. | They found him guilty of negligent conduct.

ir·re·spon·sible

BrE

/ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbl/

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NAmE

/ˌɪrɪˈspɑːnsəbl/

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adjective

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disapproving

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