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

• Much of the media has been remiss, too: most mainstream outlets all but ignored the fact that a revolution was under way in finance during the first seven years of this decade.
  很多媒体也没有负起责任，大部分主流媒体都忽略了这样一个事实：本世纪头七年，正在出现一场金融革命。
• And I'd be remiss in not pointing out MINI's dismal record of reliability.
  MINI的可靠性记录乏善可陈。如果不提及这点，那我就太不负责任了。
• 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。
• It was remiss of him not to reply.
  他一时疏忽忘记回信了。
• 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。
• One planned backend is supposed to be led by me& but I have been remiss in developing initial versions.
  一个已经规划好的后端被期望由我来负责―但是在开发最初的版本时，我有点懈怠。
• Yet this country has been remiss in educating a sufficient number of men and women with the requisite linguistic skills.
  可是国家却没有培养出足够数量的、具有必要外语能力的人才。
• The risk managers of banks would be remiss if they did not make contingency plans for such an eventuality.
  银行的风控经理如果未就这一可能情形制定相应的应急计划，足以被认为是玩忽职守。
• It is very careless of me, I should have returned the book earlier. remiss of you not to pay your Bill;
  我太粗心大意了，本该老早把书还你的。你太粗心了没有付帐；
• Nourish blood to tranquilize mind, appease neural system, remiss fatigue, improve sleeping and increase sleeping quality step by step.
  养血安神、解烦助眠，对精神系统有安抚作用，缓解人体疲劳，逐步改善睡眠，提高睡眠质量。