slipshod

pronunciation

UK [ˈslɪpʃɒd]word uk audio image

US [ˈslɪpʃɑd] word us audio image

  • adj.
    马虎的,随便的,草率的

Word Origin

slipshod 马虎的

slip,滑出,滑动,shod,穿鞋的,来自 shoe 的过去分词形式。引申比喻义马虎的。

Example

1. The work was done in a slipshod manner .
工作做得粗糙马虎。
2. I 'm not advising that you be slipshod in the areas of secondary interest .
我不是建议你要马虎处理你没兴趣的地方。
3. His operating skills were hasty and slipshod , and his patients frequently suffered complications .
他动手术草率又马虎,他的病人常常因此饱受并发症的折磨。
4. The appointment of officials can 't be conducted , in a slipshod manner .
官员的任命可不能随随便便。
5. The days of slipshod service are over .
马马虎虎服务的日子已经过去了.

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