mindless
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mind·less /ˈmaɪndləs/ adjective 1 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEcompletely stupid and without any purpose 愚笨的，无知的；毫无目标的 SYN senseless His drinking bouts often ended in acts of mindless violence. 他酒喝多了经常会有愚蠢的暴力行为。2 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEif something is mindless, you can do it or watch it without thinking or using your mind 〔某事〕无需动脑筋的 Doug was watching something mindless on television. 道格在看一个愚蠢的电视节目。 the mindless routine of military discipline 老套机械的军纪► see thesaurus at easy3 mindless of something ATTENTION#not paying attention to something, especially something dangerous or unpleasant 不注意[不考虑]某事；不顾某事 After lunch we explored the city, mindless of the rain. 午饭后我们冒雨在城里游逛。 —mindlessly adverbExamples from the Corpus
mindless• But the growth in consumer debt should not be simply seen and condemned as a complete descent into mindless consumerism.• The fate of the monastic libraries serves in popular imagination as a classic example of mindless iconoclasm.• Some mindless individual has again stripped all the hangers from Parrock.• Appearances of being vicious, mindless, or mediocre can be deceptive, and the deception is often studied and rehearsed.• They were simply swept up in a mindless terror campaign.• Sometimes I felt a mindless, uncontrollable rage, a consumption that ran through my chest to my hands.• The movie is full of mindless violence.• Stuffing envelopes is mindless work.mind·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
stupid and without completely any Corpus purpose
mindless
mind‧less /ˈmaɪndləs/
adjective
SYN senseless:
His drinking bouts often ended in acts of mindless violence.
2. if something is mindless, you can do it or watch it without thinking or using your mind:
Doug was watching something mindless on television.
the mindless routine of military discipline
3. mindless of something not paying attention to something, especially something dangerous or unpleasant:
After lunch we explored the city, mindless of the rain.
—mindlessly adverb
▪ easy not difficult to do, and not needing much effort: an easy task | The house was easy to find.
▪simple easy and not complicated – used about things such as instructions and explanations, or about machines and systems: The system is relatively simple to operate. | a simple recipe for chocolate cake
▪straightforward easy to understand or do, and unlikely to cause you any problems: a straightforward explanation | The calculation is fairly straightforward.
▪user-friendly easy to use – used especially about computers or written information about how to do something: Their website is very user-friendly. | a user-friendly guide to owning a dog
▪undemanding easy because it does not take a lot of effort: It was an undemanding role for someone of his experience.
▪cushy /ˈkʊʃi/ informal a cushy job is easy to do and needs very little effort – often used when you are envious of the person who has it: It’s a pretty cushy job – all she has to do is drive a nice car around. | a cushy number (=a very easy job)
▪mindless so easy that you can do it without thinking – used especially when it makes you feel bored: mindless tasks
▪painless without any difficulties or problems – used especially when you expected something to be much worse: Finding the carhire place at the airport was relatively painless. | Thankfully, there's a wide selection of search tools to make the task relatively painless.
▪be plain sailing British English, be smooth sailing American English to be easy and with no problems that you have to deal with: Things should be plain sailing from now on.
mind‧less /ˈmaɪndləs/
adjective Word Family: noun: mind, minder, reminder; adjective: mindless, minded, mindful; verb: mind, remind; adverb: mindlessly
1. completely stupid and without any purpose SYN senseless:
2. if something is mindless, you can do it or watch it without thinking or using your mind:
3. mindless of something not paying attention to something, especially something dangerous or unpleasant:
—mindlessly adverb
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