【问】 He has always been negligent about his health and is feeling the effects of his careless-ness now.(攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题，81B)

书上给的答案B(应把about改为in)。难道negligent只能与介词in搭配吗?

【答】 这道题出得不算好，因为negligent about与negligent in都是正确的。请考察下面的实例：

1. He was negligent in his work. (OSD)

他工作粗心大意。

2. He has been negligent in not locking the doors as he was told to do.(LDCE)

他粗心大意，没有按照吩咐把门锁上。

3. One should not be negligent in traffic regulations.(《英语搭配大词典》)对交通规则不可掉以轻心。

4. Babbitt had been negligent about church-going lately. (Lewis)

巴比特最近对去教堂做礼拜很不在意。

5. be negligent about traffic regulations(《英汉辞海》)

忽视交通规则