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单词 imprudent
释义
imprudent
adjective
formal
uk
/ɪmˈpruː.dənt/us
/ɪmˈpruː.dənt/
unwise, byfailingtoconsiderthelikelyresultsofyouractions:
不明智的；不谨慎的，轻率的
Thereportcriticizesthebanksfor being imprudent intheirlending.该报告批评银行在贷款方面不谨慎。
Synonyms
incautiousformal
reckless
Opposite
prudent
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(Definition ofimprudentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

imprudent| Business English

imprudent
adjective
/ɪmˈpruːdənt/uk
us
notwise, andlikelyto havebadresults:
imprudentborrowing/lending
imprudent to do sthThey wereadvisedthat it would be imprudent tobecomeover-reliant onforeignmarkets.

imprudence

noun[U]/ɪmˈpruːdəns/
Newspaperswarnedof theperilsoffiscalimprudence in acountryrunninga $20billionpublicsectordeficit.

imprudently

adverb
an imprudentlymanagedfirm
(Definition ofimprudentfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimprudent

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Second, the principle allows as prudent exactly the actions that we are most prone to judgeimprudent.
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The regulations may be used as a safeguard againstimprudentcompanies, and as a signal to the market and consumers.
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Nevertheless, this time the problem is considered a one-model problem (p. 107) and people constructing only the initial model are not viewed asimprudent.
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The effect is to get the prudent provider to underwrite theimprudent.
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Furthermore,imprudentuse of the environmental resource base may irreversibly reduce the capacity for generating material production in the future.
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First, it can serve as a non-rights-based reason for our moral duty to aid animprudentperson.
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As with the previous argument, we can't be completely certain that such a deception would be immoral, or that it would beimprudent.
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It would thus be mostimprudentto trust to any overtures, let alone any agreement made with revolutionaries.
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We have considered three main views of the just way to address the needs of theimprudent.
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The second point of clarification concerns the extent to which the forced redistribution view enforces the redress of animprudentperson's vulnerable predicament.
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The costs that fall on theimprudentchoosers themselves suffice to justify state prohibition of the grosslyimprudentconduct.
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In sum, the above objections remind us that revelation or communication of the complete truth about some matter may beimprudentin certain circumstances.
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It would clearly beimprudentto attempt to generalize to other settings and other types of learners on the basis of the present findings.
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This article examines how a just society must address the needs of itsimprudentmembers.
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Prudence is clearly not only about the self - one can beimprudentin caring for someone, or in formulating or implementing policies for the common good, for example.
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