| 词组 | careful, careless |
| 释义 | careful, careless 1. Careful, when used with a complement, is most often followed by the preposition of and a noun or a pronoun, or by an infinitive: • At first she had been careful ... of him —Hugh MacLennan, Two Solitudes, 1945 • ... in most cases the savages were careful to leave Quaker families unmolested —W. R. Inge, The Church in the World, 1928 When careful is used to mean "exercising prudence," however, it may be followed by about or with: • It is true that they generally are careful about money —John Fischer, Harper's, January 1969 • The thrifty Scot, ordinarily so careful with a dollar —W. A. Swanberg, True, June 1954 2. Careless, according to our evidence, is most often used with of when it takes a complement: • Careless of all his advice, she swung at it ... and poled it far over the fence —E. L. Doctorow, Loon Lake, 1979 • ... he was careless of facts, misty in principles —J. J. Plumb, N.Y. Times Mag., 11 Feb. 1973 3. Both careful and careless are also used with in followed by a noun or gerund. This use is less frequent than use with the other prepositions or with an infinitive dealt with above: • ... was short in stature, deep-chested, careful in dress —Dictionary of American Biography, 1929 • Congreve's plays were deplorably careless in construction —Peter Forster, London Calling, 7 Apr. 1955 • ... who was as careless in handling his own money —Dictionary of American Biography, 1936 |
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