take care ,teik ke?r to do a piece of work carefully because you want it to be right, and you do not want to make mis takes: Look at all these mistakes! Can't you take more care? + with SaJ/y doesn't take enough care ruith her ux>rk.
CAREFUL
take care to do sth Take care to label all the disks with the correct file names.
thorough ■ШгэЦ'влгзо. Олгя [adj not
usually before noun] someone who is thorough is careful that all the work they do is complete and correct: Our mechanics will check everything: they're very thorough.
thoroughly [ас/и] All the equipment
had been thoroughly tested.
conscientious .konji'enfos-^kain- (adj} someone who is conscientious is very careful about their work or duties, and works hard to do everything that needs to be done: Ryan has always been a conscientious worker. I a conscientious mother conscientiously [adv\ The chairman carried out his duties conscientiously.
meticulous inVtikj'Jlos [adj] someone who is meticulous is very careful about every small detail, and always makes sure that everything is done correctly: The jewellery was beautifully made. and was obuiously the work of a meticulous craftsman.
+ about John's very meticulous about keeping accounts. meticulously |adu] Books and papers were meticulously arranged on his desk.
pay attention to sth pei otenj,™ tu:
(>th) to be careful thai a particular thing is done in the right way: You need to pay more attention to your hair and makeup
В careful work/actions
саге/ul 'ke,vt>l [adj only before noun] a careful test, study, piece of work etc is done carefully and correctly, with a lot of attention to details: A careful inspection showed cracks in the foundation of the building. I Her book is the result of years of careful research.
thorough влг^Илгоа Нлго \adj\ a
thorough search, check, examination etc is done carefully so that no detail is missed: The police have made a thorough search of the area. I The doctor gave me a thorough check-up.
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systematic .sist;vmaMik< [adj] a systematic way of doing something uses a fixed plan, so that everything gets done thoroughly - use this especially about activities that are dishonest or harmfuclass="underline" thesystematic destruction of the country's education system I Ex-prisoners talked of systematic cruelty within the jail.
systematically [adv] They went through the documents systematically, removing every reference to his jormer wife.
painstaking /'peinz.teikin [adj) very careful and thorough, and taking a lot of time and effort: They began the long and painstaking task of compiling a biblio graphy.
KNUVE
accident
dangerous
painstakingly [adu] The poet's house has been painstakingly restored.
CARELESS
opposite CAREFUL
RISK I
see also
\
mistake
D careless, so that
accidents happen
careless ■"kealas/ [adj] someone who is careless does not take care to avoid accidents and is likely to damage something or hurt someone: a careless driver I the careless handling of explosives + about The airline was accused of being
careless about security. carelessly [adu] Someone had carelessly dropped a lighted cigarette end into the wastebasket. carelessness jn U] injuries that were caused by someone else's carelessness
clumsy kl\m/.i [adj] someone who is clumsy often drops things or breaks things because they move around in a careless way: Гт sorry about your uase - Rob's such a clumsy boy! I Paula always felt clumsy when she had to serve food ro people. I a large man with big, clumsy
hands
clumsy - clumsier - clumsiest clumsily [adu] I got up. clumsily knocking against the table.
irresponsible /.iri spDnsJ,b^l||- spa:n-/ [adj] someone who is irresponsible does not do the things they should do, or does things they should not do, usually with harmful results: irresponsible parents who allow their teenage children to stay
out all night ! It was an irresponsible practical joke that might have caused serious injury.
reckless /'re к I as / [adj] especially written someone who is reckless does dangerous or stupid things without thinking that they or someone else might get hurt: The
driver of the car was arrested for reckless driving. I a reckless disregard for human life recklessly [adu] young men recklessly risking their lives in a dangerous sport
negligence neglid^vns [n U] when
Negligence is a word used especially by lawyers.
someone does not do an important job carefully enough, especially with the result that there is an accident and they are punished for causing it: a case of medical negligence, in which a doctor has made some serious mistakes I You can claim compensation if your injury is a result of your employer's negligence, negligent [adj] The court said that the teacher had been negligent in not reporting the accident
A
careless, so that you make mistakes
careless 'ke^bs/ [adj] someone who is careless makes mistakes because they do not think carefully enough about what they are doing: I made a few careless mistakes. I All the excitement had made him careless, and he left the house without locking the door, it is careless of sb (to do stJO It was very careless of you to leave your purse lying on the desk. carelessly |adu] He had carelessly switched off his computer without saving the data.
carelessness [n U] Most accidents are entirely due to carelessness
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CARELESS
sloppy slopi|| slarpi [adj] done in а careless and lazy way - use this about
CARELESS
someone's work or the way someone writes or speaks: As a student, he was brilliant but sloppy. I The company's failure was blamed on sloppy management. sloppy - sloppier - sloppiest
when you decide too
quickly
rash raej [adj] if you do something rash, you do not think carefully about the effect it will have, and you wish later you had not done it: I'm sure she won't do anything rash - she's such a sensible girl. I Don't make any rash promises that you may regret later. rashly [ado] I rashly offered to lend her the money.