remiss

英 [rɪˈmɪs]

美 [rɪˈmɪs]

adj.  疏忽; 懈怠; 玩忽职守

GRE

BNC.39548 / COCA.24156

牛津词典

adj.

• 疏忽；懈怠；玩忽职守
  not giving sth enough care and attention
  1. It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner.
     他们粗心大意，没有早一些通知我们这些变化。
  2. She had clearly been remiss in her duty.
     她在工作中显然马马虎虎。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 懈怠的;疏忽的;不负责任的
  If someone isremiss, they are careless about doing things which ought to be done.
  1. I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
     如果我对此不做点儿什么，就是不负责任。

英英释义

adj

• failing in what duty requires
  1. derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
  2. neglectful of his duties
  3. remiss of you not to pay your bills
  Synonym:derelictdelinquentneglectful

双语例句

• Last but not least, it would be remiss not to mention Rockets assistant coach Tom Thibodeau.
  最后，我们还必须说一下火箭队的助理教练希波杜，这一点也很重要。
• Lastly, we would be remiss if we did not illustrate a sample log file from a no-quorum situation.
  最后，如果我们不展示一个非quorum情形的样例日志文件似乎有些说不过去。
• It was remiss of him not to reply.
  他一时疏忽忘记回信了。
• With Uranus so prominent this month, I would be remiss if I didn't warn you that at times your finances will be volatile.
  这个月天王星的影响是如此突出，此时你的财务是不稳定的，如果我没有提醒你这点的话会是我的过失。
• She had clearly been remiss in her duty.
  她在工作中显然马马虎虎。
• Of course, I'd be remiss to ignore what else was happening in the world.
  当然，我马虎大意的忽视了当时世界上发生的其他事情。
• It would be remiss and premature to suggest that Vidic, at28, has peaked and is on the way down after what may amount to little more than a minor blip.
  大部分人认为这不过是28岁的维迪奇的一些小失误，而不会认为他将会开始走下坡路。
• And yet I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the considerable controversy that your generous decision has generated.
  不过，如果不坦承你们这项厚爱有加的决定所引起的相当激烈的争议，那我就有失疏忽了。
• I'd be remiss if we don't detain him.
  如果我们不拘押他，我就是玩忽职守。
• I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
  如果我对此不做点儿什么，就是不负责任。