slapdash

🇬🇧 UK/'slæpdæʃ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Done hastily and carelessly; haphazard.

草率的,马虎的,粗心大意的

adv.

In a hasty and careless manner.

草率地,马虎地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
slapstem
+
dashstem
=slapdash

Common Collocations

  • 1.slapdash work草率的工作
  • 2.slapdash manner马虎的方式
  • 3.[slapdash approach]敷衍了事的态度
  • 4.[slapdash effort]应付了事的努力

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The report was so slapdash that it was full of spelling errors and missing data.

  • 2.

    His slapdash approach to cooking often resulted in unpleasant meals.

  • 3.

    The renovation was done in a slapdash manner, and the paint was already peeling within a month.

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