| 单词 | feckless |
| 释义 | feckless adjective formaluk/ˈfek.ləs/us/ˈfek.ləs/weakincharacterandlackingdetermination: 无气力的；无精打采的He wasportrayedas a fecklessdrunk.他被描述成一个蔫头耷脑的醉汉。 Lacking interest and enthusiasm
Examplesoffecklessfeckless Sadly, these expectations were not always realised - many marriedfecklessmen and ended up bringing up children on their own. From theCambridge English Corpus Children are at once portrayed as wilful 'tearaways' that terrorise teachers, communities and each other and as the innocent 'victims' of 'feckless', irresponsible parents. From theCambridge English Corpus These are, respectively,fecklesspluralism, and dominant power politics. From theCambridge English Corpus However, this is not because they are improvident orfeckless. From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time, this individualisation of actions and morality enabled the 'fecklesspoor' to be blamed for their situation, in a way still politically familiar to us today. From theCambridge English Corpus But not all fathers are sofeckless. From theCambridge English Corpus Those at the bottom of the heap - thefeckless, the incompetent, the eccentric and the shady - threatened their neighbours' enterprises and undermined the public image of white settler progress. From theCambridge English Corpus Although cunningly couched in euphemisms and evasions, the concept of the 'fecklessand fertile' continues to be a central premise in family planning and population studies. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition to the fraudulent they must, of course, meet thefeckless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The board provides advice for the parents, who may befeckless, drunks or just incompetent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many parents arefeckless, but to what extent should the state step into that gap? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a clear case of the reckless taking thefecklessfor a ride. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am happy to give way to useful interventions—but what afeckless, useless and unnecessary intervention! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 With respect, that is an unnecessarilyfecklessapproach to the problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I repeat that my constituent is not afecklessperson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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