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slipshod

UK/'slipʃɒd/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Done carelessly or too quickly; lacking proper attention to detail.

马虎的,草率的,粗心大意的

Root Breakdown

Native English
slipstem
+
shodroot
=slipshod

Common Collocations

  • 1.slipshod work马虎的工作
  • 2.slipshod manner草率的方式
  • 3.slipshod approach敷衍的态度
  • 4.[slipshod effort]粗心的努力

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The contractor's slipshod work left the roof leaking after the first rain.

  • 2.

    Her professor criticized the slipshod research methods used in the paper.

  • 3.

    A slipshod approach to safety checks can have serious consequences.

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